The internet was abuzz with news earlier that Android Wear might have been abandoned by Google after the section dedicated to these products disappeared from the Google Store. But it seems the reason isn’t as drastic as that one. With the growing number of Google hardware, it seems the company wants to focus on promoting and selling Google-made products. Hoi Lam, a Googler who works with the Android Wear team, confirmed this news on Twitter. Lam adds they have been working over the past year on “custom store fronts with online retailers” for Android Wear. You can see his series of tweets below the cut.
Don't be sad! 😊 The Google Store team made a change that they will only stock Google made hardware. 1/
— Hoi Lam (@hoitab) October 5, 2017
Our team knew the plan for a year now and invested in custom store fronts with online retailers, e.g. https://t.co/ARBUBReHbq 2/
— Hoi Lam (@hoitab) October 5, 2017
Together with all our partners (online / offline), we will reach more people all over the world than ever before!🗺️😎⌚ 3/
— Hoi Lam (@hoitab) October 5, 2017
When I visited partner stores in London and Shanghai, they couldn't be more excited about our line up this fall!😊https://t.co/pCMtnDWl64 4/
— Hoi Lam (@hoitab) October 5, 2017
On the technical front, I have more to share about how we think about updates - stay tuned!😎⌚ end/
— Hoi Lam (@hoitab) October 5, 2017
Source: Android Authority