Latest Wear OS news

Samsung starts development of Wear OS 5 for Galaxy Watch 6

The Galaxy Watch 6 series was launched last year with Wear OS 4 onboard. Before the end of this year, the smartwatch could get a major update in the form of Wear OS 5. Galaxy Watch 6 could get Wear OS 5-based One UI Watch 6 update later this year It has been revealed by […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Wear OS smartwatch market share grows, thanks to Samsung

There's some good news for Samsung and the Wear OS segment overall. A new report indicates that sales of Wear OS-based smartwatches will improve considerably this year. This will come at the expense of Apple's WatchOS, which is quite interesting. Wear OS smartwatches sales to increase in 2024 According to a new report from Counterpoint […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Google Wallet on Galaxy Watch asking for PIN to make payments is just a bug

Earlier this week, 9To5Google reported that Google Wallet on Wear OS had started asking for the PIN to make tap-to-pay transactions for some users. While the change offered increased security, many people were disappointed with it as they would now have to go through an additional step on their Galaxy Watch to make payments. Well, […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

App permission syncing between Galaxy Watch and Android phone coming soon

Since Google and Samsung merged Wear OS and Tizen, Google has been rapidly improving Wear OS by adding new and useful features to it, such as introducing new applications for the platform, including Google Calendar and Gmail, improving existing apps, including Google Home and Google Maps, introducing new Tiles, and offering new watch face and […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Shazam gets huge update for Wear OS watches like Galaxy Watch 5

The Apple-owned music recognition app, Shazam, has a Wear OS app, and it recently received a huge update (via 9To5Google) for Wear OS-based smartwatches. You can install it on your Galaxy Watch 4 (or newer) if want to recognize music playing around you or want to discover new new songs. The newest version of the […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Google Maps on Galaxy Watch now shows public transit options

At MWC 2024, Google announced a new feature for Google Maps for Wear OS. This feature shows you public transit options to reach a location. The company reiterated the feature in the March 2024 Pixel Feature Drop. Now, it has finally started rolling out the feature. According to a new report from 9To5Google, Google is […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung can use new Wear OS feature to improve battery life of future Galaxy Watches

Most Wear OS smartwatches last anywhere between one and two days on a single charge. Those who need smartwatches that last longer are forced to use a fitness band or a smartwatch with a custom operating system (from the likes of Coros, Garmin, Polar, and Suunto) that isn't so smart. Google is now trying to […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

More Wear OS watch faces will become power-efficient in the future

Google and Samsung co-developed the new Watch Face Format (WFF) for Wear OS 4. This new format is easier to maintain and is more power-efficient, leading to longer battery life. Google is urging (via 9o5Google) third-party Wear OS watch face developers to use the new format instead of relying on the older method of creating […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Google adds new features to Android, Android Auto, Wear OS, and Gemini

Mobile World Congress (MWC) used to be really exciting a few years ago, as almost all smartphone brands used to reveal their flagship phones for the year at the expo. The event has become subdued now, but there are still some exciting announcements coming from MWC. Google has revealed some new features for Android-based phones […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Samsung could release Wear OS 5 update for Galaxy Watches this year

Three years ago, Google and Samsung developed Wear OS 3 together and breathed new life into the Wear OS smartwatch segment. Since then, they've released the Wear OS 4 update, and they could be close to releasing a new Wear OS update. Apparently, the companies are already working on Wear OS 5, which could be […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Google Wallet on your Galaxy Watch to now display flight boarding passes

Your Samsung Galaxy Watch, and in fact, your smartwatch running Wear OS 3.5 or above, is going to get more useful. Now, you won't require an additional app to keep track of your flight boarding passes, as the feature is now available on the Google Wallet Wear OS app. Yes, you heard it right! Google […]

By Sagar Naresh
7 months ago

Android phones and Wear OS smartwatches are getting new features

Google has announced a bunch of new features for Android ecosystem of devices. As we approach the end of this year, Google has surprised users by releasing new features to Android smartphones, Wear OS-based smartwatches, and Google TV-based smart TVs. Let us check them out in detail. First up, the Gboard app on Android smartphones […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 months ago

Google Home app on your Galaxy Watch to get Home/Away controls

In an official blog, Google announced some new features coming in for the Samsung Galaxy Watch and other Wear OS-powered smartwatches. The features clubbed under ‘Winter 2023 features for Android' bring support for manually setting Home/Away on the Google Home app on Wear OS. With this new feature, Wear OS smartwatch owners can set Home […]

By Sagar Naresh
8 months ago

OnePlus is also making a Wear OS smartwatch, but it has a weird design

While Samsung was the first to launch a smartwatch running Wear OS 3, more brands are joining the competition. First, it was Google with the Pixel Watch, and now, it is Xiaomi and OnePlus. Yes, even OnePlus seems to be ready to launch its new smartwatch, and this time, it is using Wear OS 4 […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

Google Assistant gets new Tile for Wear OS smartwatches

Google has been consistently adding new features to Wear OS over the past couple of years, and the latest feature to come to Wear OS is a tile for Google Assistant. This new feature is rolling out to all Wear OS 3 and Wear OS 4-based smartwatches, so Galaxy Watch 4 and newer wearables should […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

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