Google’s Android Wear Watches to be Compatilbe With the iPhone

The Apple Watch is getting some new competition from an old foe: Google has announced that Android Wear smartwatches will finally be compatible with the iPhone.

Until today, smartwatches running Google’s Android Wear software only worked in conjunction with Android-powered smartphones. As a result, companies building Android Wear watches — including Motorola, Samsung, and LG — couldn’t get their watches onto the wrists of iPhone users

But with today’s announcement, Android Wear watches will now be compatible with Apple’s iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, 6, and 6 Plus running iOS 8.2 and later. (They’ll also presumably be compatible with whatever new phones Apple introduces next week.)

According to a blog post by Google, Android Wear for iOS will let you check notifications from your favorite iPhone apps on your watch, track your daily fitness goals, and get things like traffic and weather updates.

Unfortunately, there are some limitations to Android Wear’s iPhone-compatibility. For example, Google says third-party Wear apps won’t work with Apple’s handset. The search giant did, however, say it is working to support third-party apps in the future.

Similarly, Google made no mention of whether older Android Wear watches will work with the iPhone. Instead, the company said that Android Wear for iOS will work with LG’s Urbane smartwatch, which was released in May, as well as all future Android Wear watches