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Android Wear 2.0 expected to arrive on February 9

Polar M600 Android Wear smartwatch with GPS and music streaming to get Android Wear 2.0 update
Polar M600
The next iteration of Google's operating system for wearables is apparently scheduled to arrive in early February, Evan Blass now confirming previous rumors and leaks. The list of supported devices is said to consist of only 18 items at launch.

Android Wear 2.0 has been in the rumor mill for a while, but now it is getting closer to its launch date. Although Google still has to confirm the day, the Internet search giant has already acknowledged that Android Wear 2.0 is set for a February release in an email to developers. Now, the time has come for Evan Blass to give us a day, and that day is February 9.

Well-known leakster and VentureBeat editor Evan Blass published the following message on Twitter earlier today: "Mark your calendar: Android Wear 2.0 launches on February 9th." One of his followers also unveiled the list of supported devices, which numbers 18 smart wearables. This is the list: Moto 360 Gen 2, Moto 360 Sport, LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE, LG Watch Urbane, LG G Watch R, Polar M600, Nixon Mission, Casio Smart Outdoor Watch, Tag Heuer Connected, Fossil Q Wander, Fossil Q Marshal, Fossil Q Founder, Michael Kors Access Bradshaw, Michael Kors Access Dylan, Huawei Watch, Huawei Watch Ladies, Asus ZenWatch 2, and Asus ZenWatch 3.

In the meantime, Android Police also revealed images of the first Android Wear 2.0 devices, namely Google and LG's Watch Sport and Watch Style. We hope to find out more about them in the days to come, so stay tuned.

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Evan Blass (on Twitter)

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Codrut Nistor, 2017-01-17 (Update: 2017-01-17)