sees 30% more daily active users by expanding to Wear OS
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Strava expands to Wear OS 3, shipping an on-wrist recorder for over 15 sport types with real-time metrics, a Beacon safety feature for live location sharing, and sensor-fusion fallback when GPS drops. Engineering uses Google APIs, libraries and Android tools plus Wear Health Services battery optimizations to extend recording time. Results show clear impact: about 25% more activities for wearable users and roughly 30% more active days versus non‑wearable users.
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