<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
produced	O
by	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
G	O
"	O
designation	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
2012	O
as	O
a	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
Optimus	I-Application
series	I-Application
for	O
flagship	O
devices	O
,	O
but	O
LG	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Optimus	O
"	O
name	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
for	O
future	O
flagships	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
maintaining	O
"	O
G	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Vu	B-Application
"	O
as	O
distinct	O
brands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
purely	O
G-branded	O
phone	O
,	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
unveiled	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
's	O
first	O
two	O
smartwatches	B-Application
,	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
Watch	I-Application
and	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
Watch	I-Application
R	I-Application
,	O
were	O
also	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
Urbane	I-Application
,	O
LG	O
dropped	O
the	O
"	O
G	O
"	O
branding	O
from	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
thus	O
eliminating	O
the	O
watches	O
from	O
the	O
G	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
LG	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
discontinue	O
the	O
G	O
branding	O
and	O
return	O
to	O
using	O
distinct	O
brand	O
names	O
for	O
future	O
flagship	O
devices	O
(	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
Velvet	I-Application
)	O
,	O
to	O
"	O
resonate	O
with	O
today	O
's	O
consumers	O
and	O
help	O
us	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
clearer	O
brand	O
identity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
has	O
produced	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
smartwatches	B-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
of	O
them	O
carry	O
the	O
"	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
"	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
Watch	I-Application
R	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
while	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
Watch	I-Application
Urbane	I-Application
,	O
does	O
not	O
carry	O
the	O
"	O
G	O
"	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Android	O
Wear-based	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
Watch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
Watch	I-Application
R	I-Application
,	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
Wear	I-Application
,	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
