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Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the Wear OS, with regular updates and all the information you need.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Qualcomm announced something big today, just a few days before the unveiling of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. The company announced that it is working with Google on a smartwatch processor that uses RISC-V instruction set architecture rather than ARM. This is the first time that the company is working on a RISC-V chipset, […]
App support for Wear OS smartwatches has been improving tremendously over the past couple of years. Various third-party app developers have been bringing their apps to Wear OS smartwatches since the Galaxy Watch 4 was launched. Now, Peloton, which launched its Wear OS app earlier this year, has introduced a watch face complication. The Peloton […]
Late last year, Google promised to release more apps for Wear OS-based smartwatches. After the launch of the Gmail app for Wear OS last week, Google has now released the Google Calendar app for all recent Wear OS smartwatches, including Samsung's compatible Galaxy Watches. Google Calendar Wear OS app is now available The Google Calendar […]
After announcing the Wear OS app in July, along with the launch of the Galaxy Watch 6 series, Amazon-owned audiobook service Audible has finally launched its Wear OS app. The official Wear OS app is now available on the Play Store and supports offline downloads, and you can adjust the playback speed of the podcast […]
Here's some great news for bikers and hikers: the popular hiking app AllTrails has finally launched its Wear OS app for Android users. The app works offline and even with downloaded maps. Users of the popular Wear OS smartwatches, such as the Galaxy Watch 6 and Google Pixel Watch, can now get a sense of hiking […]
Earlier this year, Google promised to improve Wear OS through several new features, apps, and tiles. A few months ago, it started rolling out new tiles for Google Keep, and now, it has released the native Gmail app for all Wear OS smartwatches running Wear OS 4. You can use the Gmail app on any […]
Samsung has been the king of smartwatches for Android phones for years, but it is soon set to get some real competition. After Google, Chinese brands have started to work on smartwatches running Wear OS. Xiaomi has announced its first smartwatch with Wear OS, and it plans to bring it to global markets. Xiaomi Watch […]