Google is going to shut down the Together watch face for Android Wear on Sept. 30, and it's largely because of the upcoming 2.0 update.
The news came out as an embedded notification when version 1.5.0.308 started to roll out, bidding adieu to the app.
Even though Together is going away at the end of next month, some of its features are going to remain, including a couple of fan favorites, which the announcement listed down.
"With the release of Android Wear 2.0, many of the best features of Together will be integrated directly into the platform so you can connect with more people using your favorite messaging services. In addition to emoji, you'll be able to use Smart Reply, keyboard or handwriting on the watch screen," Google says, according to Android Police.
Just to be clear, the reason why the popular watch face is going to disappear is because of the similar offerings that Android Wear 2.0 has in store, making it more or less obsolete.
For those who aren't that familiar with Together, it's an app that connects users with their friends and family who also have it installed, allowing them to send emojis, stickers, doodles and photos and even share activities to one another.
As for the exact release date of the Android Wear update, it's still unclear, and this is probably not a strong indication of an Oct. 1 release. Google only says that it's slated to arrive sometime this fall, and other than that, details are sparse at best, not to mention that there's only two Developer Previews to date. In other words, anyone's guess is as good as everyone else's at this point.
The Mountain View-based company also explained that the 2.0 update will have to go through four milestones and a near-final stage before officially hitting supported smartwatches everywhere.
To make matters worse, owners of Android Wear watches that aren't compatible with 2.0 such as the first-generation Moto 360 probably won't be able to use Together anymore beyond Sept. 30 too. That means they're basically going to miss out on the replacement features and lose the current ones too, but there's a small possibility that Google has something up its sleeve for them, or else there might be heck to pay.
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