THANK YOU, GOOGLE! Google won't let Samsung bring TouchWiz to Android Wear

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Great news for people who love the "stock Android" experience: Google isn't letting Samsung or any other third-party OEMs muss it up on Android Wear, Android Auto or Android TV. In an interview with Ars Technica, Google engineering director David Burke said that OEMs won't be able to alter these new Android platforms in the same way that they can alter Android on smartphones and tablets with overlays such as Samsung's TouchWiz or HTC's Sense.

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