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Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the Wear OS 3, with regular updates and all the information you need.
At CES 2023, Google unveiled the Watch Unlock feature, which is basically another way of unlocking your Android smartphone apart from fingerprint or face unlock. The Watch Unlock feature is based on an already existing Active Unlock API on Android 13. According to AssembleDebug, Google may launch the Watch Unlock feature soon. AssembleDebug tweaked a bunch […]
Google could be bringing a Tile for Google Assistant on Wear OS smartwatches, including Galaxy Watches (Galaxy Watch 4 and newer) and the Pixel Watch. This new Tile might get added to the list of existing Tiles that Google has brought to Wear OS smartwatches over the past couple of years. The folks over at […]
Since Google and Samsung co-developed Wear OS 3 and launched it two years ago, apps have steadily increased on the smartwatch platform. Now, just in time for the launch of the Galaxy Watch 6 series next week, Samsung has announced that three new apps are coming to Wear OS-based Galaxy Watches. Samsung Wallet, Thermo Check, […]
Pocket Casts announced that it is bringing its podcasts app to Wear OS a couple of months ago. Now, the company has made its podcasts app available for smartwatches running Wear OS 3 (or newer). However, the app is in beta, and the stable version could be released in a few weeks. The beta version […]
Earlier this year, it was revealed that Google is bringing Tiles for Google Keep on Wear OS smartwatches. Now, the company has started updating the Google Keep app (via 9To5Google) to bring a Single Note Tile to compatible Wear OS smartwatches, including the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series. The Single Note Tile […]
Google has unveiled some new features for Android smartphones and tablets. The company also unveiled new features for Wear OS-based smartwatches. These features improve the fun, productivity, and security of mobile devices like smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches. Some of these features were leaked over the past few weeks. These features will be released to Samsung's […]
The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro is the most premium and feature-rich Wear OS smartwatch that you can buy today. But a new high-end Wear OS-based smartwatch is coming to challenge the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. The TicWatch Pro 5 has been unveiled with a price tag of $349, and it is the first Wear OS […]
On May 18, Google celebrated Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2023. On this occasion, Google announced a slew of new accessibility features that will help make the product and services more accessible to people with disabilities. The new accessibility features are available for Android, Chrome, and other services. The most prominent among all accessibility features is […]
Google is finally giving enough attention to its smartwatch platform. Over the past year, the company brought many new features to Wear OS 3 that it co-developed with Samsung. It has also launched redesigned first-party apps for Wear OS smartwatches. Today, the company has started rolling out the redesigned Google Home app to Wear OS […]
With Wear OS 3, the landscape of Android smartwatches changed, and now more third-party developers are on the platform. And according to the latest report, WhatsApp, the instant messaging giant, has now released the official Wear OS app that will allow users to use the messaging app right from their Wear OS-powered smartwatches. Thanks to […]
Google has been continuously bringing new features to Wear OS smartwatches. A few months ago, it released a new Tile for Google Keep, allowing users to quickly create new lists/notes and browse existing ones from their wrist. The company is now working on a new feature that lets users pin notes to view them quickly. […]
Unlike the Apple Watch, Galaxy Watches have access to thousands of watch faces. If you don't like the ones from Samsung, you can turn to the Google Play Store to find and install third-party watch faces. Facer, an app that offers an additional library of thousands of watch faces for Wear OS-based Galaxy Watches, has […]
A few months ago, Google announced some new features for Wear OS-based smartwatches. Those features included new Tiles for favorite contacts, sunrise time, and sunset time. It also brought voice command shortcuts for Adidas Running through Google Assistant. The feature is now rolling out to Samsung's Wear OS-based Galaxy Watches. Galaxy Watches can start run […]
Samsung has its own set of apps for Wear OS-based Galaxy Watches. And all of those apps get frequent updates for feature additions and bug fixes. The company has now released a new update to its stock Voice Recorder app on Galaxy Watches running Wear OS. The latest update for Samsung's Voice Recorder app comes […]
The Play Store has been continuously upgraded to allow users to quickly find the app for their devices. In September 2022, Google introduced the ‘Other Devices' section inside the Play Store to let users search for apps for smartwatches, TVs, and cars via their smartphones. To make things easier for Wear OS owners, Google is […]