The big reveal, however (or as big as it can be before we get a proper look at I/O next week), was that Wear OS 6 will see the addition of Gemini features, even to wearables outside of Google's own offerings like the best Samsung watches.

Google has confirmed that Wear OS 6, based on Android 16, will launch later this year. The company says Wear OS 6 will be available on the Pixel Watch series and on new watches from partners in the “coming months.” The new smartwatch software brings a revised UI and up to 10% better battery life.

Find out how Wear OS 6 with Material 3 Expressive transforms your Pixel Watch, when you'll receive the update.

While Material 3 Expressive is not coming to Wear OS 6 until later this year, Google is already updating Tiles with the new design language.

A teardown of the settings APK from thge One UI Watch 8 leak has shed light on an upcoming Wear OS 6 feature called Raise to Talk.