We know that the LG Watch Urbane is currently the only smartwatch on the market that is available with Android 5.1.1 for Android Wear, but we’ve been stumped by when the other devices running on the operating system would be receiving the update. Hopefully, it’s been a little demystified today after users have started reporting that their devices are receiving the Android 5.1.1 update as of today. In particular, Reddit user Verdes8891 posted a photo of his ASUS ZenWatch which had just received the update:
While it appears the rollout of Android 5.1.1 does indeed appear to have started, you shouldn’t get too excited just yet if you’re an Android Wear device owner – the ZenWatch is among one of the few Android Wear devices that doesn’t support the new Wi-Fi capabilities of Android 5.1.1 which would intuitively mean its update would ship first. By that logic, the LG G Watch and LG G Watch R should be receiving their updates quite soon as well, with all the other devices getting update some time after that. We’ll be interested to see who is actually next to update their smartwatch though – please be Motorola.
What do you think about the rollout of Android 5.1.1 for Android Wear starting? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Reddit
