Wear OS

Key facts

Developer

Google

Written in

C (core) , C++ , Java

Os family

Android ( Unix-like )

Working state

Current

Source model

Closed-source

Initial release

March 18, 2014 ; 12 years ago ( 2014-03-18 )

Latest release

Wear OS 6.1 (based on Android 16 ) / 9 December 2025 ; 6 months ago ( 2025-12-09 )

Marketing target

Smartwatches

Update method

Over-the-air or phone companion app

Package manager

APK via Google Play

Supported platforms

32-bit ARM , x86

Kernel type

Monolithic ( modified Linux kernel )