A couple of years ago Samsung launched the Galaxy Gear which ran its own operating system. This wasn’t surprising given that Android Wear had yet to be released, so it was expected that future Samsung smartwatches and wearables would be powered by Android Wear. Unfortunately that was not the case as only the Samsung Gear Live would run on the platform.
Now it looks like Samsung’s only Android Wear device is no longer being listed on Google Play, meaning that if you wanted to get your hands on it, you’d probably have to hop on over to Amazon where it is still being sold, or find a third-party retailer who might still be carrying the device in their inventory.
It is unclear as to why the Gear Live was removed from the Play Store. Perhaps it was getting a bit old which is why Google/Samsung removed it, or perhaps there could be an upcoming successor to the Gear Live. After all Google I/O will be taking place towards the end of the month, and Google did promise we would see new wearables so perhaps we will learn more then.
Or maybe the Gear Live will be Samsung’s first and last Android Wear device. The South Korean tech giant is expected to launch a new smartwatch at IFA 2015 in the later part of the year and it is said to feature a round face and run on Samsung’s own platform, but in any case we’ll keep our eyes peeled during Google I/O for more details if there are any to be had.
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