GoKawiilTL;DR Facer and Citizen have launched “Kick It,” a free Wear OS watch face that pulls live, licensed World Cup data like scores, headlines, and standings directly to your smartwatch.
The watch face automatically shifts its colors to match your chosen team and utilizes Facer’s Face Chime to play a crowd chant at the top of every hour.
Kick It is currently free for users in the US, Canada, Japan, and the UK on watches running Wear OS 6. An EU launch is planned for the near future.
Smartwatch watch faces are great for matching your outfit or tracking your daily steps, but they rarely ever provide any utility for live events. That changes today. Following up on a partnership teased back at CES, Facer and Citizen have officially launched “Kick It” — a free, specialized Wear OS watch face designed for soccer fans tracking this year’s FIFA World Cup.
What sets Kick It apart from the sea of generic sports-centric watch faces is its integration with Citizen’s Riiiver platform. Instead of just slapping a static team flag on your wrist, this watch face pulls licensed, live tournament data directly onto your Wear OS watch screen, including: Headlines related to your team’s upcoming and live match
Your team’s colors and flag
Their next scheduled match
Live scores and match status
Group standings and rankings
Team records and tournament performance
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