Google’s launch of Wear OS 3 was, at first, limited to just a couple of devices. That’s since changed as the update has become much more widely available, except on smartwatches from Mobvoi. But, finally, Wear OS 3 is coming to the TicWatch Pro 3 and TicWatch E3.
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TicWatch owners have been waiting months for their promised Wear OS 3 update and, today, Mobvoi is finally making a meaningful step towards that launch with a beta program that users can sign up for.
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In the wake of the launch of the TicWatch Pro 5 last week, discounts are easy to find for the previous-generation TicWatch Pro 3 Ultra and TicWatch E3 – you probably shouldn’t buy either one, though.
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The release of Wear OS 3 has been a bit of a confusing ride, as Google launched the platform exclusively with Samsung smartwatches first, with the vague promise of other wearables being updated in time. Now, Mobvoi is explaining why its compatible TicWatch models still haven’t been updated, while also providing an update on its progress.
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The Wear OS market is in a state of transition thanks to Google’s big revamp, and that makes some of the only watches worth buying the TicWatch Pro 3 and TicWatch E3 from Mobvoi that run on the Snapdragon Wear 4100 chip. Though, suddenly, the listings for those TicWatch models have been updated to claim they are now using the Snapdragon 4100+.
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It’s taken a while, but only the second smartwatch to come packing the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 has arrived in the guise of the TicWatch E3, which oddly, is the second such watch from Mobvoi.
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As Google’s revamp of the platform looms, the second-ever Wear OS smartwatch using the Snapdragon 4100 chipset may be on its way. A video posted to Instagram this week shows a user in Russia who got their hands on a TicWatch E3 ahead of its release, confirming the Snapdragon 4100, among other details.
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