--- description: Smartwatch makers and app developers will apparently get some much-needed guidance. title: A Smartwatch Version of Android Is Reportedly Coming Soon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt167f2d28b683a66a/698684cae8524b8ac7601bee/googlewatchfake.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A Smartwatch Version of Android Is Reportedly Coming Soon by [Jared Newman](/author/jared-newman/) ## Jared Newman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2014 6:03 PM CUT  TIME Tech Illustration by [Jared Newman](/author/jared-newman/) ## Jared Newman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 10, 2014 6:03 PM CUT I’ve [written before](http://techland.time.com/2014/01/08/straight-up-android-on-a-smartwatch-hands-on-with-the-omate-truesmart/ "undefined") that the current state of smartwatches is reminiscent of the earliest Android tablets, before Google released a proper version of Android for larger screens. While some companies are trying to make Android-based smartwatches already, their efforts seem premature without Google’s guidance. That support is reportedly coming soon. According [to the Wall Street Journal](http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/03/09/google-to-offer-android-for-wearables/ "undefined"), Google plans to a wearable software development kit based on Android in two weeks: --- > “” --- The LG-made smartwatch is [just a rumor](http://techland.time.com/2013/10/15/the-google-smartwatch-is-actually-almost-ready/ "undefined") at this point, but [CNet has claimed](http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970%5F7-57619335-78/google-lg-working-on-smartwatch-to-be-unveiled-in-june/ "undefined") that it will debut in June with [Google Now](http://www.google.com/landing/now/ "undefined") as a centerpiece. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/18665/a-smartwatch-version-of-android-is-reportedly-coming-soon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/18665/a-smartwatch-version-of-android-is-reportedly-coming-soon/"},"headline":"A Smartwatch Version of Android Is Reportedly Coming Soon","datePublished":"2014-03-10T18:03:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:41.586Z","description":"Smartwatch makers and app developers will apparently get some much-needed guidance.","url":"https://time.com/18665/a-smartwatch-version-of-android-is-reportedly-coming-soon/","keywords":["Tech","Google","Android","Rumors","Smartwatches"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt167f2d28b683a66a/698684cae8524b8ac7601bee/googlewatchfake.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jared Newman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jared-newman/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt167f2d28b683a66a/698684cae8524b8ac7601bee/googlewatchfake.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"googlewatchfake","caption":"","creditText":"TIME Tech Illustration","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/18665/a-smartwatch-version-of-android-is-reportedly-coming-soon/","name":"A Smartwatch Version of Android Is Reportedly Coming Soon"}}]}] ```