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Facebook, the leading social media platform with more than 2.8 billion monthly active users, cares a lot about its users’ data. The giant tech company is reportedly developing a smartwatch.
The rumored wearable is slated for release in 2022 and was first reported via an online publication company, The Information. The report has cited people who are directly involved with or have profound knowledge about this device’s development.
The Rumored Features of the Facebook Smartwatch
In addition to the unique health and fitness feature that Facebook’s smartwatch will display, the wearable would also grant users wrist-mounted access to Facebook and its entire slew of services, including Messenger.
Surprisingly, the rumored wearable will be powered by an open-source version of Android. It would also support cellular connections. This means that users of the Facebook smartwatch will not need to be paired with a smartphone.
The Facebook smartwatch will also allow users to connect directly to other health and fitness-based products, including Peloton Interactive.
The Facebook Smartwatch: The Biggest Draw
The biggest attraction that the rumored Facebook smartwatch will have is its ability to permit users to link directly to their fitness activities with any of the predominant online social spaces in their lives.
The ability to track and readily compare workouts with friends, colleagues and acquaintances or speak directly with trainers makes the prospect of using the Facebook smartwatch much more exciting since it plugs at once into your existing social profile.
The Tradeoff
There is a tradeoff, one you should expect. All of the health and fitness activities you access via the Facebook smartwatch will filter through the social media platform. This provides the tech company with a brand-new vector for obtaining the data of the smartwatch’s users.
These links have not been too popular with users, given the company’s history with improper data collection. This was what played out in the backlash that occurred after announcing that Oculus VR users would need to have a Facebook account by 2023.
Supernatural, one of the popular fitness services today, has proven that there is a particular segment of the regularly exercising public that likes to have – or is even motivated by – social connections when embarking on their fitness regimen.
But who is to say that is enough draw to overcome the general misgivings presently held by many Facebook users, especially when it comes to revealing even more personal information to the social media platform?
However, this remains to be seen. According to The Information’s report, although the Facebook smartwatch development is pretty advanced, nothing suggests that there can’t be last-minute changes if required. And, of course, Facebook still has the right to scuttle the entire project.
But then, the tech company sees an overly bright future for its wearables.
Conclusion
Facebook still maintains its position as the #1 or biggest social media network worldwide. And there is no sign that it will relinquish that position any time soon.
The development of the smartwatch will add to the flexibility of using the platform’s numerous services. And if users are not too picky with their personal data, it may be one of the most successful smartwatches when it is eventually released in 2022.