Android Wear is getting a massive overhaul this fall

The core uses for Wear so far are glanceable information, messaging and fitness. Each of those parts of the OS have been improved, but the changes actually reach far beyond just that. "For the very first time, we've been able to take a holistic pass across the design of the entire system and UI to really hone and tune the interactions around key things that people want to do," Singleton says. Some of the most profound changes to Wear come under messaging, so let's start there. Many of the changes Singleton outlined go far beyond messaging apps, most notably notifications in general.