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Google previews Wear OS system status bar, confirms Wear OS 7.1

A new Wear OS canary emulator reveals Wear OS 7.1 and a persistent in-app status bar coming in a later release.

newest coverage 8d agosummary written 9d ago15 pieces MastodonGoogle NewsNewswires

What to know

  • Wear OS 7.1, based on Android 17, is effectively confirmed via a new canary emulator in Android Studio, though not yet announced as a stable consumer release.
  • A future Wear OS version (not 7.1) will add a persistent system status bar showing time and system indicators atop app windows on the circular display.
  • The status bar hides automatically during fullscreen dialogs (e.g., date/time pickers, alerts), and the current preview shows only a placeholder star icon rather than final icons.

Google Developer of Wear OS9to5Google Outlet that first reported the featureHadlee Simons Android Authority reporter

Google previews Wear OS system status bar, confirms Wear OS 7.1
Android Authority

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  1. 2

    Android Authority confirms Wear OS 7.1 details, status bar delayed

    Android Authority reports Wear OS 7.1 is effectively official via the emulator but that the system status bar won't appear until a future version; the current preview only shows a placeholder star icon instead of final system indicators.

    “Wear OS will gain a system status bar in apps, but not in Wear OS 7.1.”
    — Android Authority
    1. 1 outlet Wear OS 7.1 is official, but a future version will copy this key Android phone feature

      first by Android Authority, 9d ago

    2. 1 outlet Check the status: Wear OS tests a 'status bar' that Android already has

      first by Android Central, 9d ago

    • us@pubeurope.com

      https://www. europesays.com/us/1164916/ Wear OS 8 is getting a system status bar, and here’s our first look at it # Gadgets # Google # GoogleWearOS # Smartwatches # Technology # UnitedStates # UnitedStates # US

      us@pubeurope.comMastodon7d agoview on Mastodon ↗
  2. 1

    9to5Google reveals a system status bar is coming to Wear OS apps

    Teardown of the new canary emulator shows a 'later platform release of Wear OS' will add a persistent system status bar at the top of the circular display showing time and system indicators, hidden during fullscreen dialogs.

    “persistent system status bar over Wear OS app windows at the top position of the circular display…”
    — Google (emulator release notes)
    1. 4 outlets Google is experimenting with a status bar for Wear OS

      first by GSMArena.com, 10d ago · also Analytics Insight, Beebom Gadgets, Notebookcheck

      4 more headlines
    2. 2 outlets Google is experimenting with a status bar for Wear OS - here is what it looks like

      first by GSMArena.com, 9d ago · also Android Authority

      1 more headline
    1 more claim →
  3. background

    Google publishes Wear OS canary emulator in Android Studio — The emulator is based on Wear OS 7.1 (API level 37.2-beta1, Android 17 'CinnamonBun') and is meant to let developers test upcoming platform features ahead of their consumer release.