In a farther movement towards bolstering its growing hardware business, Facebook has been building a new wearable that is ready to launch in 2022. The report comes from The Information, which claims that the Facebook smartwatch is due to launch side by side year. Although petty is known about the upcoming device, the report adds that it's expected to run a version of Android—which may or may non exist Google's Clothing OS—and that the watch volition include messaging, wellness, and fettle features.

On top of that, Facebook is also said to be building its ain smartwatch Os, which future iterations of the device could run. This isn't the first we've heard about Facebook's wear ambitions. The social network giant is expected to launch a pair of "smart glasses" this yr, congenital in collaboration with Luxottica Grouping subsidiary Ray-Ban, and is besides difficult at work on a separate augmented reality projection chosen Project Aria.

The company's interest in AR and VR saw Facebook buy Oculus in 2022 for $ii billion.

The contempo Oculus Quest 2 headset enjoyed a successful launch—success which was made possible by both the production's more affordable toll and the pandemic.