Developers have just over a month to meet these new standards

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Google is recommitting itself to making Wear OS better than it's ever been, all powered by a new partnership with Samsung. Of course, without [some quality third-party apps and services](https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/08/15/google-making-wear-os-app-quality-guidelines-mandatory/), it doesn't matter how capable the operating system is — it's doomed to fail from the start. With that in mind, Google has released some new quality requirements for apps on Wear OS 3.

These [guidelines offer three tiers for applications](https://developer.android.com/docs/quality-guidelines/wear-app-quality): "Basic," "Better," and "Best."

[Read More](https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/09/03/google-is-updating-app-guidelines-for-smartwatches-just-in-time-for-wear-os-3/)

[Google is updating app guidelines for smartwatches just in time for Wear OS 3](https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/09/03/google-is-updating-app-guidelines-for-smartwatches-just-in-time-for-wear-os-3/) was written by the awesome team at [Android Police](http://www.androidpolice.com).