Google is said to be developing a version of Android Wear to let iPhone owners sync their phones with smartwatches running Google’s OS.

Google is close to finishing the final technical details, according to a report in The Verge which cited one unnamed source close to the development team.

A Google spokesman declined to comment.

If Google is in fact working on this, it could boost its efforts to compete against Apple’s upcoming Apple Watch. Smartwatches running Android Wear currently derive much of their functionality via an integration with Android-based smartphones. Android Wear smartwatch sales haven’t been great.

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