Huawei is about to release its own smartwatch, which was showcased at MWC 2015 earlier this month. However the Chinese manufacturer has suggested there is not enough ‘freedom to customise’ the Android Wear platform. 

Yang Yong, Huawei’s Vice President of Product Management told Trusted Reviews. He wished he could have more freedom to customise the Android Wear platform and the company needed to tell Google.

Yong said:

“Android Wear is not as open as Android. For the watch it cannot be a standard.”

All Android Wear watches offer largely similar user experiences, with interchangeable watch faces the only major point of differentiation between products. However the general operating system cannot be skinned and menus and features are unchanged between devices. Yong added that this needed to change so that users can feel that it’s their own watch, not a standard watch.

With many devices now playing in the Android Wear space, including the LG G Watch R, variety is needed to compete with the upcoming Apple Watch.