Facebook is reportedly preparing its own smart watch with a mobile connection

Every major smartphone manufacturer already has a smart watch on the market today. It has been speculated for several years that Google will also present its own smart watch. According to the portal XDA-developers but they are also reportedly being prepared by another internet giant Facebook.

The watch wants to focus on text communication

He came up with this statement as the first portal The Information, according to which the social network considers smart watches to be one of the most promising markets for smartphones. Facebook even has experience with smart home and virtual reality products, so entering this market would not be problematic for it. From the hardware parameters of the planned device, only the support of mobile networks, which is offered, for example, by the Samsung Galaxy Watch3, is known.

One of the main functions of a smart watch from Facebook was to be text communication. This is not surprising, since the social network owns up to three popular applications for this type of communication (WhatsApp, Messenger and Instragram). Together with the support of mobile networks, the Facebook watch would provide users with a continuous connection with friends and family.

However, the watch should also offer advanced health and fitness features with the integration of popular services such as the Peloton Interactive fitness service. This takes into account the presence of a heart rate sensor and blood oxygenation. Facebook’s first smart watch would be according to sources The Information should use the open source version of Android. But Facebook is also reportedly working on its own operating system, which would power their second generation in 2023.

Facebook wants to compete with Apple Watch

Facebook would like to compete with the Apple Watch 6, which is by far the best-selling smart watch on the market. According to the portal, one of the competitive advantages should be a lower price. The official price of Apple Watch 6 was 429 euros at the time of launch. With Apple, Facebook should compete with another device. Both companies work on their own augmented reality (AR) glasses. According to the portal TheNextWeb the watch could be used to control the glasses.

However, the truth of all this information cannot be confirmed one hundred percent. It has been written several times in the past that Facebook is preparing its own smartphone, but none has ever hit the market. It is also questionable how Facebook’s smart watches should trust customers in terms of security. In recent years, the company has faced scandals with the leakage of user data. The most famous was the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which fined Facebook $ 5 billion.