Android Wear might be the death of Google Glass in the near future

Jul 15, 2014 08:07 GMT  ·  By

Google’s I/O keynote was the platform for the launch of the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live smartwatches, and just three weeks later the Google Play Store is teeming with Android Wear supported apps.

The gorgeous round Moto 360 is also said to be coming towards the end of the summer, so this lays a fertile framework for the arrival what has been the most hyped smartwatch to date.

But taking a look at all these Android Wear apps, you can’t help but notice a peculiar aspect: in just a short time, there are more Android Wear dedicated apps than there are for the Google Glass.

Google Glass continues to be an atypical wearable product, which a lot of people still deem quite creepy. And the process of creating a Glass-bound app is not a simple one, as Google dictates how these apps should behave and look like.

After the company has approved a particular app, it will submit it to the Glassware catalog, but with Android Wear the process has been simplified quite a lot.

Developers for Google’s own wearable OS can choose to either add support fort their existing app or build the platform from scratch.

Devs are allowed to tackle anything, from restaurant findings apps to calculators and what not. And their end product is immediately made available on the special Android Wear dedicated section in Google Play.

Comparatively, there are less than 100 approved Google Glass apps available at the moment, so things are advancing quite slowly, compared to Android Wear.

Sure, so far we have already encountered some problems. For example, a few days ago it was reported that users have been experiencing issues with installing paid Android Wear apps on their smartwatches, but Google has already issued a temporary workaround that salvages the situation, for the time being.

In an earlier piece, we argued that Android Wear might be the death of the Google Glass. For starters, watches are socially acceptable and no one will whisper behind your back if you wear the LG G Watch in public or if you take it out for a spin at your local cinema.

But we’re not only taking creepiness into account when we say that it’s easier to wear Android Wear. Moreover, compared to the Google Glass which sells for a hefty 1500 bucks, smartwatches are dirt cheap.

Surely, as more and more smartwatches get rolled out on the market, we’re going to be witnessing a decrease in price, too. We’re pretty sure of that. More reasons for people to pick Android Wear smartwatches.