Following the acquisition of Fitbit last week, Google now owns two smartwatch platforms. Although the timing may be purely coincidental, the Wear OS app today conducted a survey asking users about their satisfaction with Wear OS.
Earlier today, the Android companion client sent out a fairly prominent “Help us improve Wear OS at Google?” notice. A tap has opened the app and appears on a page asking, “How satisfied are you overall with your smartwatch?” Five options were offered, after which Google invited users to participate in a study. If so, you have been taken to a Google form.
Unfortunately, those who made the dark theme possible on their phones could not easily complete the questionnaire as black text was displayed against a gray background. This is quickly corrected by turning off night mode, but some could not do so until it disappeared.
For those who did not receive the Wear OS recording or could not access it, we have repeated it below:
As a business, Google uses strong feedback from users and other metrics to shape their products. The timing with last week’s Fitbit acquisition is most likely coincidental. Last February, the Google User Experience Research program sent out a survey asking about health features users are interested in, presumably to help prioritize development.
Elsewhere, Google and watchmakers are currently releasing an H-MR2 update focusing on “more intuitive controls” and speed improvements. A new Weather Tile and fitness tracking updates were also launched in November.
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