October Google System Updates: Connect Wear OS to ‘multiple phones,’ more [U]
With Android 14 and Wear OS 4 both now fully released, this month’s Google System Updates showcase a few other…
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Google Play Store makes it easier to find Wear OS games
Back in September, Google introduced an “Other devices” section to make it easier to find Wear OS, TV, and Automotive…
Google names best Wear OS, Chromebook, and tablet apps of 2022
In addition to crowning the best overall Android application and game of 2022, Google Play today named the best Wear…
How to find and use watch faces on the Galaxy Watch 4
One of the benefits of Samsung switching its Galaxy Watch 4 over to Wear OS is that it opens up…
How to install legacy Wear OS apps that no longer appear in the Google Play Store
In recent weeks, Google deprecated the legacy Wear OS app install method for new phone-watch pairings. This means that buyers…
Google rolling out on-watch Play Store redesign with Wear OS 3.0 UI changes for some
Google is readying a major overhaul of its smartwatch platform and provided an emulator “preview” of the underlying UI changes…
Google releases Wear OS ‘Health Services’ component that’s updatable via the Play Store
Google’s wearable platform is seeing a big push in the coming months with more new devices expected to accompany the…
Google rolls out Material You redesign of Wear OS Play Store, watch app installs from phones [U]
At the start of this month, a revamped Google Play started appearing on Wear OS. Google today officially announced this…
Google wants to increase Wear OS app quality with mandatory Play Store review
With a “lead smartwatch” coming this fall and rumors of a Google-made Pixel wearable, Wear OS has seen a flurry…
Google Play requiring watch apps to be updated for Wear OS 3 by August
To improve the experience of using a Wear OS 3 device, Google is introducing a number of watch app quality…
Wear OS companion app gets Google Play Store beta, no new version yet
Last week, a handful of Google apps opened preview programs, but new versions have yet to emerge. The Play Store…
Wear OS app reaches 50 million Play Store downloads after Pixel Watch ditches it
The official “Wear OS” app has reached a new downloads milestone in the Play Store just as the Pixel Watch…
Google Play adds ‘Other devices’ tab to browse Wear OS, TV, and car apps
To better highlight that the Play Store is increasingly home to more than just phone apps, Google is adding a…
Official Android Wear, Google Wallet, and Chromecast apps get minor updates
Google has slowly but surely been updating its apps to fit its own design guidelines, and even as late as…
Next Wear OS update enabling 3rd-party Tiles will be available in ‘coming weeks’
Wear OS made waves at I/O 2021 with talk of a unified platform in partnership with Samsung, new apps, Fitbit…
Google I/O: 4000 Android devices & Wear apps, 17M Chromecasts sold, Android TV/Auto growth, 1B+ users, more
Google is kicking off its I/O developer conference today with its usual keynote presentation. The focus this year was the…
Google deprecating legacy Wear OS app model, reiterates platform commitment
In the early days of Google’s wearable platform, smartwatch apps were bundled with their phone counterparts. Android Wear 2.0 moved…
Wear OS copies Apple Watch App Store with new search design in Google Play [Gallery]
Google has quietly made an update to the Play Store on Wear OS, with app listings in search getting much…
Deprecation of legacy Wear OS app install method impacting new watch owners, pairings
Google told developers that it would deprecate the legacy method for installing Wear OS apps in March. Existing users of…
Google revamps Wear OS Play Store page w/ featured apps and watchfaces
Google has unceremoniously revamped the dedicated Wear OS Play Store landing page giving more prominence to featured apps and watchfaces…
SmartWatch 3 watch face app from Sony now on the Play Store
The SmartWatch 3 is one of a few first-gen Android Wear devices that’s still sold on the Google Store, and…
A closer look at upcoming Android Wear app update with Material Design
Google is slowly updating its apps with Material Design guidelines ahead of the widespread release of Android Lollipop, with the…
Reuters: Yep, Google has plans to launch a China-based Play Store in 2016
A few months ago a report surfaced suggesting that Google has plans to bring the Play Store to China, and…
Play Store listings now tell you when an app has Android Wear support
Since day one of the Apple Watch, iOS users have been able to get a quick glance at which apps…