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DEAL: Fossil Giving Away Gen 6 Watches at $79

Tim May 1, 2024 3

In January of this year, Fossil made the decision to exit the Wear OS market and not produce any new smartwatches. However, that didn't mean they would stop supporting existing customers or even stop selling inventory on shelves. Well, it's looking as if...

Fossil is Done Making Wear OS Watches

Kellen January 29, 2024 18

Wear OS has officially lost one of its biggest partners - Fossil is calling it quits on smartwatches powered by Google's wearable platform. Surprised to hear that? While no official word arrived until recent days, rumors have circulated for some time in the...

Fossil Gen 6 Gets Google Assistant Back in Latest Update

Kellen June 21, 2023 5

The Google Assistant is making its return to a Wear OS watch this week after being pulled with the big Wear OS 3 update last year. The Fossil Gen 6 is up first with both a system update and a companion app update that brings back the missing Assistant. At...

Skagen Falster Gen 6 Gets Its Wear OS 3 Update

Kellen January 12, 2023 4

The latest watch to pick-up the Wear OS 3 update is none other than the Skagen Gen 6, a wonderfully designed watch made by the Fossil Group. The update is rolling out now to owners across the globe. The update, which again is Wear OS 3, should be very similar...

Fossil’s New Gen 6 Hybrid Wellness Edition Goes Official

Kellen January 3, 2023

Fossil announced another new smartwatch this week, this time in the e-ink category and without Wear OS. The Fossil Gen 6 Hybrid now comes in a Wellness Edition, just like the regular Gen 6, but it has super long battery life, what should be a simpler UI, and...

Fossil Gen 6 and Its Wear OS 3 Update Drop to $189 for Black Friday

Kellen November 25, 2022 7

The Fossil Gen 6 is probably the best Android smartwatch outside of Samusng's Watch 5 and Google's new Pixel Watch. It might be a year old at this point, but it still packs enough inside to handle the daily grind as a wrist-based notification and fitness...

Fossil Gen 6 Will Get Wear OS 3 Update Next Week

Kellen October 13, 2022 20

If you saw the announcement this morning about Fossil's new Gen 6 Wellness Edition watch that is their first to run Wear OS 3, you might have wondered what that meant on the Wear OS 3 front for the previously released Fossil Gen 6 line. I have good news - the...

Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Edition Launches and is First With Wear OS 3

Kellen October 13, 2022 24

In a surprise move on the day that the Google Pixel Watch arrives, Fossil has announced a new smartwatch, its first that runs Wear OS 3 and has access to the new Fossil companion app. Say "hello" to the Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Edition. The Fossil Gen 6 Wellness...