Google launches a dedicated Android Wear section in its Google Play app store

As Android Wear devices start to trickle onto the market Google has sectioned off a small part of its Google Play Store to offer apps exclusively for the new family of wearables.

Apps for Android Wear launching today! A collection of apps for Android Wear is now available on Google Play: http://t.co/EuLFOw1cqm

— Google Developers (@googledevs) July 3, 2014

The Android Wear SDK was only just released at the very recent I/O Conference in San Francisco so various third party developers have done well to launch appropriate apps for the wearable focussed OS already. These include the likes of Duolingo, The Guardian and Pinterest.

Android Wear apps

However don’t get too excited at a flood of cool wares, other than those Google supplies, being suddenly available for your shiny new smartwatch – there’s only 20 apps in total in the Google Play Store Android Wear section at this time including a couple from Google.

The full Android Wear apps list totals only 20 at the time of writing including:

1. Android Wear
2. IFTTT
3. Contacts +
4. Bandsintown Concerts
5. Banjo
6. Duolingo: Learn Languages Free
7. Onefootball Brasil – World Cup
8. Highlight – People nearby
9. Glympse – Share your location
10. Talkray – Free Calls and Text
11. Player FM – Podcast and Sync
12. The Guardian
13. Thomson Reuters Eikon
14. Allthecooks Recipes
15. Pinterest
16. American Airlines
17. Fly Delta
18. 1Weather: Widget Forecast Radar
19. Maps
20. Hangouts

Android Wear Smartwatches

Already we have seen three major Android Wear devices detailed/launched, all are smartwatches, from Samsung, LG and Motorola. Also today Google launched an API to make it easier for apps to communicate with wearable companion devices.

Android Wear

Do any readers see any of the above apps as a must-have for their smartwatch?