Isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka, i-Google inikeze bonke abasebenzisi be-iPhone ithuba lokubhanqa idivayisi ye-Android Wear ne-iPhone, yize kungenxa yokulinganiselwa kwepulatifomu yeselula yakwa-Apple, asikwazi ukusizakala ngemisebenzi efanayo njengoba sikwazi. Idivayisi ye-Android. Emakethe singathola inani elikhulu lamadivayisi avela kubakhiqizi abahlukahlukene, bonke besebenzisa isoftware yakwaGoogle yamawashi ahlakaniphile, avula ububanzi bamathuba wabasebenzisi be-iPhone, ngoba kuze kube manje bebengabhanqa i-Pebble eyodwa kuphela.
Ngemuva kokwethulwa kwezinhlobo ezintsha ze-iPhone, lezo zochungechunge olungu-7, abasebenzisi abaningi abanedivayisi ye-Android Wear baba nezinkinga lapho bezisebenzisa kanye ne-iPhone 7 ne-iPhone 7 Plus. Le nkinga engahlekisi kunoma ibaphi abanikazi balolu hlobo lwamawashi funa ukuthi ayikho indlela yokukwazi ukuxhumanisa womabili amadivayisi ngaphandle kokuthi kumamodeli we-iPhone wangaphambilini anenguqulo efanayo ye-iOS ingaxhunyaniswa ngaphandle kwenkinga.
I-Google iqinisekise le nkinga ethinta i-Motorola (isizukulwane sokuqala nesesibili), i-ASUS, iFossil, iTag Heuer, izinhlobo ze-LG. namanye amamodeli angaziwa kakhulu futhi aphethwe yi-Android Wear. Isithangami seGoogle esihlobene ne-Android Wear sigcwele izikhalazo ezivela kumsebenzisi we-iPhone 7 ukuthi abakwazi ukusebenzisa i-smartwatch sabo ngemodeli entsha ye-iPhone futhi.
Asazi isizathu esiqondile senkinga, ngoba akubonakali kuyinkinga yesoftware, ngoba isebenza kwamanye amadivayisi aphansi anenguqulo efanayo ye-iOS. Kungaba inkinga yehardware ye-iPhone 7, inkinga engalungiseki ngokukhipha isibuyekezo. AbakwaGoogle bathi bayaphenya ukuthi yini inkinga yalesi sehlakalo futhi ngokushesha lapho ikhona nayo, izokwazisa i-Apple ukuzama ukuyixazulula.