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Samsung Returning to Android for Next Smartwatch, Ditching Tizen

Tim February 19, 2021 53

I'm trying to think of the last time Samsung used the Android platform for a smartwatch. Give me a moment. Was it really the original Gear Live? That watch launched in 2014, being one of the very first Android Wear devices. Since then, the company has been...

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 Official, Priced Starting at $279 With Pre-Orders in September

Tim August 5, 2019

After getting a look at the Galaxy Watch Active 2 via the FCC, Samsung has gone and made the smartwatch official. The watch comes in two models, 40mm and 44mm, but it also comes in two connectivity options: Bluetooth and LTE. In terms of how this watch differs...

Report: Samsung’s Next Wearable Definitely Called Galaxy Watch, Definitely Doesn’t Run Wear OS (Updated)

Tim July 18, 2018 22

According to SamMobile, a reliable source when it comes to all things Samsung, there will be no Gear S4 smartwatch from Samsung this year. Instead, the OEM will launch its next wearable under Galaxy branding, ultimately settling on Galaxy Watch. UPDATE: We've...

Samsung May Ditch Tizen for Wear OS on New Watch (Updated: Maybe Not)

Kellen May 23, 2018 68

When Wear OS takes another crack at it this fall with the arrival of Qualcomm's new wearable chipset, Samsung may join the party and release its first Android-powered smartwatch since the original Gear Live back in 2014. That's a huge deal if true. The first...

Gear S3 Watches Get Big Value Pack Update With Better Fitness Tracking, Updated UX

Kellen November 20, 2017 14

Samsung is pushing a big Value Pack update to its Gear S3 Frontier and Gear S3 Classic watches today. In fact, a number of our readers have already received the update, so if you own either, be sure to check. So what's in it? Quite a bit of stuff! For one,...

Report: Huawei to Ditch Android Wear in Favor of Samsung’s Tizen for Next Smartwatch

Tim September 28, 2016 106

In a previous report, it was detailed that Huawei was not intending to launch an Android Wear smartwatch anytime too soon, which likely would have been a Huawei Watch followup. Adding insult to injury for Android fans, the most recent intel out of South Korea...

Samsung’s IFA Announcement Will Center Around the Gear 3 Smartwatch

Tim August 16, 2016 17

Samsung's initial invite to its IFA press event teased watches, but this morning, the upcoming Gear smartwatch has essentially been confirmed. In a new invite image, for what appears to be a separate event, Samsung shows off yet another watch face, but also...

Report: No More Android Wear Devices From Samsung (Updated)

Tim May 24, 2016 43

Not that anyone was expecting to see one, but according to Fast Company, who spoke with executives of Samsung, there are no future plans for a Samsung-made Android Wear device. The only Android Wear smartwatch Samsung ever released was the Gear Live, which was...