LG has announced that with the latest Android Wear update, LG’s smartwatches, LG’s G Watch, G Watch R and Watch Urbane devices will become Wi-Fi capable, allowing wearers to receive notifications and other information on their wrists even without a Bluetooth connection. The South Korean technology firm plans to roll out the update over the next several days via Firmware Over-the-Air (FOTA) update.
In addition to G Watch R’s Wi-Fi capabilities, all three LG devices will now support interactive watch faces which owners can download from Google Play. Interactive watch faces allow users to tap on specific areas of the watch display in order to see additional related information. The latest update will also allow LG’s Android Wear devices to support useful apps that perform specific functions, such as displaying a four-day weather forecast or performing translations in numerous foreign languages right on the watch itself.
