V erizon might have given up on Android Wear , but Google is still hard at work with its three-year-old wearable platform. That work now includes a beta program for Android Wear that allows folks to play around with upcoming features. For some context, the beta program is extremely limited – unless you have the LG Watch Sport , the most you can do is hope that the beta program supports your watch. Also, and arguably most exciting, the features you test out through the beta program are currently based on Android 8.0 Oreo . From a consumer standpoint, this might not amount to much, since we’re still talking about the Android Wear 2.0 interface. In other words, the main features still include standalone apps, complications, Google Assistant , and mobile payments, among others. Best Android Wear watches (September 2017) Android Wear has evolved a lot since it was first announced back in 2014. In the early days, there were only ...