Facebook has plans to make this device available for sale next year. According to the report, it will give a tough competition to Apple and Huawei, who still have a strong hold in this market.
Social media giant Facebook is currently working on a smartwatch that will send messages to users as well as offer health and fitness features. This device has been learned from people who are directly connected to it.
Facebook has plans to make this device available for sale next year. According to the report, it will give a tough competition to Apple and Huawei, who still have a strong hold in this market.
The company’s smartwatch will work on cellular connections. According to the report, it will allow users to send messages as well as connect to other services or other hardware of health and fitness company including peloton interactive etc.
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The social media giant Facebook, based in Menlo Park, California, has made a foray into the hardware sector in recent years, including several products including virtual reality headset Oculus and video chatting device portal.
Smartwatch will be based on Android
Talking about the OS of this smartwatch from Facebook, like other products of the company, it will also work on the open source version of Google Android software. The company can launch the first generation of this watch in 2022, while the second generation will be launched in 2023. Apart from this, Facebook is also preparing its own operating system. Nothing has been known about the price of this watch but it is being said that the company can sell it only at production cost.
Apart from this, Facebook is planning to add many such features to this smartwatch so that users can track their workouts with their friends or direct communication with their trainer. This feature will be like the Strava app that allows runners and cyclists to track their workouts and compare to others.
Let me tell you, Facebook has not given any information about this smartwatch yet. But it is believed that an announcement can be made by the company soon.