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Wear OS 4 Confirmed at Google I/O, Other Major Improvements Too

Tim May 10, 2023 2

Google announced this morning at its annual developer conference that Wear OS 4 is officially slated for release later this year, plus a host of changes for Wear OS 3. For Wear OS 4, Google highlights improved battery life for devices, new and improved...

Mobvoi Wants You to Know That It is Still Working on Wear OS 3 Updates

Kellen May 9, 2023 4

There was a time in the world of Wear OS where all we could think about was when devices not made by Samsung would receive the significant upgrade to Wear OS 3. Our main focus for a good chunk of last year was targeted at Fossil, because they were arguably for...

Galaxy Watches Get One UI 5 Update With Sleep Tracking Upgrades, More

Tim May 4, 2023 7

Samsung announced One UI 5 for three lines of its Galaxy smartwatches this morning -- the Galaxy Watch 4 lineup, Galaxy Watch 5, and the upcoming Galaxy Watch 6 (unconfirmed name) lineup. Inside, users will find a suite of upgraded and new features, all of...

Pixel Watch Snags May Security Patch Update

Tim May 1, 2023

Google is pushing out the May security patch to Pixel Watch owners across the globe today. Having looked over the changelog, which is a single sentence long, we're not seeing anything too noteworthy inside. It's just the May patch. As Google writes, "The May...

Here is Mobvoi’s TicWatch Pro 5 and All of Its Details

Kellen April 29, 2023 10

Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon W5+ chipset for wearables almost a year ago and we have yet to see it in a watch. We were told at its reveal that Mobvoi would ship the first W5+ smartwatch within a few months, but we've now jumped 10 months into the future...

Facer Intros Real-Time 3D Watch Faces for Wear OS, Promises It Won’t Destroy Your Battery

Tim April 19, 2023 5

Facer introduced an industry first this morning -- real-time 3D watch faces for compatible Wear OS smartwatches. We're talking interactive 3D animations with dynamic lighting effects, particle effects, procedurally generated visual effects, with real-time 3D...

Report: Rotating Bezel Makes Return on Galaxy Watch 6 Pro Model(s)

Tim March 14, 2023 5

Last year, none of the Galaxy Watch models, notably the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, sported a physical rotating bezel. Instead, Samsung went the capacitive route, which obviously worked fine, but definitely isn't the same as having an actual spinning ring on your...

Google Has New Design Rules for Wear OS Apps

Tim March 1, 2023 2

The Android Developers team at Google released new design rules for Wear OS app developers this week, set to take effect on August 31, 2023. That should be plenty of time for developers to ensure their apps aren't breaking any rules, as Google is looking to...