Google introduced Wear OS 6 at I/O 2025 with a focus on performance and design polish, offering a 10% improvement in battery life.
Wear OS 6 features full support for Material 3 Expressive, introducing a three-slot tile structure for a more consistent glanceable information display.
The update includes enhancements to media controls, watch face personalization with personal photos, and intelligent UI adaptation to larger screen sizes.
Developer tools like revised Jetpack libraries aim to improve consistency between watch apps and phone counterparts, but adoption remains uncertain due to platform fragmentation.