Google acquires smartwatch startup, Cronologics to help improve Android Wear

Google has acquired a smartwatch startup, co-founded by former Google employees, Cronologics aimed at improving its capabilities in the Android Wear division. The specific financial details of the purchase were not disclosed but Cronologics’ team will now be working on Android Wear directly.

“We see strong alignment with Android Wear’s mission and look forward to working with our new colleagues at Google to continue pushing the frontier of wearable technology and smartwatches with Android Wear 2.0 and beyond,” Cronologics wrote in its announcement post.

Cronologics was founded in 2014 by Lan Rcohe, Leor Stern, and John Lagerling — all who have previously worked at Google in business development. The company had been developing its own smartwatch OS, alongside its own device, the CoWatch that was launched in September this year with support for Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant.

With Cronologics joining Google, we don’t know what will become of CoWatch in the coming future. Apparently, the startup’s plans to bring its tech to Apple also look doomed for now.

Originally set for launch by the end of 2016, Google now plans to officially make Android Wear 2.0 available sometime in early 2017.