Wear OS

Wear OS 3 comes with a whole host of upgrades, but it also led to the removal of Google Assistant for some smartwatches such as those sold by Fossil. Months later, though, the Assistant is finally expanding.

After being teased earlier this year, Pocket Casts has made its debut on Wear OS smartwatches with an official app, though only in beta for now.

An annoying quirk of Wear OS – and many other smartwatches – has long been that moving to a new smartphone also meant resetting your watch. With Wear OS 4, that’s done away with, and the new Galaxy Watch beta offers a first look at this functionality.

Following the announcement earlier this month, Google Keep has rolled out the Single note Wear OS Tile, while making a few other visual tweaks to the Android app.

Wear OS 3 was announced a little over two years ago. Since then it has seen flagship devices with Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 and the Google Pixel Watch being notable devices that have pushed the platform forward. With Wear OS seeing 5x growth since 2021, it’s no wonder that the app ecosystem, both first and third party, has come a long way.

In the coming weeks, Google is rolling out a trio of new features for Wear OS watches, including several new Tiles.

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.

Android smartwatches have been in a rough state for years now as they’ve watched the Apple Watch become an absolute juggernaut to compete against. But the debut of Wear OS 3 and some proper hardware has breathed new life into Google’s efforts and has also now given us the TicWatch Pro 5, a powerhouse smartwatch that literally outlasts the competition.

Google Home for Wear OS got a big UI redesign last week, with animated camera notification previews also coming, but you’ll have to wait until next month for that.

Mobvoi is today launching the TicWatch Pro 5, its first Wear OS 3 smartwatch and also the first to run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1. Here’s what you need to know.

Google is preparing to launch Wear OS 4 this fall, and one of the most significant additions is Material You, which makes your smartwatch more colorful to match your current watch face.

As announced last week, a big functionality update and redesign to Google Home for Wear OS is now rolling out with version 2.66.

Mobvoi appears to finally be approaching the launch of its long-awaited TicWatch Pro 5, as the company is unleashing a campaign of teasers.

In addition to the new Google Home for Android and iOS going stable last week, the Wear OS app and website are getting a pair of big updates. 

Google has yet to share many details about Wear OS 4 as it enters developer preview with only minor tweaks, but one area of improvement will be health with improved golf tracking.

While Wear OS 4 was the big news yesterday, you can expect a handful of updates before then, especially related to Tiles.

The Google Home app picked up a major revamp last year, and now that redesign is rolling out to the general public as it brings further updates for Wear OS and tablets.

One of the last announcements from the I/O 2023 keynote is Wear OS 4, as well as more first-party apps for the wearable platform with Gmail and Google Calendar.

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.