Montblanc Summit 3 will be the first Wear OS 3 smartwatch for iOS

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The Montblanc Summit 3 will be the first wristwatch on the new unified platform to support Apple's mobile device operating system.

The news was confirmed by Lauren Miller, a spokeswoman for the company. The Summit 3 is the first one to launch with Wear OS 3 already installed, and it is powered by the same platform as the other ones. It is the first Wear OS 3 watch that supports Apple's mobile device operating system. The upcoming Google Pixel watch is only for users of the operating system.

Even though Wear OS 2 is not very popular with iPhone owners, it can be used with the operating system. Wear OS 2 watches can be upgraded to Wear OS 3 later this year, though it is not certain if they will still be compatible with the Apple mobile operating system. The fact that Wear OS 3 wouldn't be compatible with Apple's mobile device operating system suggested that it would be a closed platform. Montblanc's decision to support iPhone users suggests that other Wear OS watchmakers like Fossil and Mobvoi could follow suit for future watches.

Miller said that the Summit 3 will have a companion app that will act as a bridge between phone and watch. It's possible that Fossil and Mobvoi will have to develop their own apps if they want to keep their users.

Even though the Summit 3 will work with iPhones, that doesn't mean they will get the same Wear OS 3 experience as their counterparts on the other side of the world.

The priority for Wear OS 3 is to focus on quality experiences, according to Ivy Chen Hunt, a spokeswoman for the search giant. The Montblanc Summit 3 will be compatible with Apple's mobile devices. There will be different support for apps and experiences on different phone platforms. Hunt explained that the company plans to expand support in the future and that it supports apps and services like YouTube Music.

It is safe to assume that Wear OS 3 won't be as good as the one on the phone. The Montblanc Summit 3 will be released on July 15th, so we don't know how the experience will be on the mobile platform. The watch is expensive at 1,250. While the Summit 3 is technically the first Wear OS 3 watch compatible with Apple's mobile operating system, you might be better off waiting for more affordable options from Fossil or Mobvoi.