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Wear OS Code Points to Inbound Gemini, Earthquake Alerts

Tim January 6, 2025 1

Separate teardowns are pointing to new features supposedly inbound for Wear OS users: Gemini as a replacement for Google Assistant and earthquake alerts. Courtesy of 9to5Google, Google is still preparing Gemini to replace Assistant on Wear OS, with code...

And Now the Galaxy Watch 4 is Getting One UI 6 Watch and Wear OS 5

Kellen December 10, 2024 3

After watching the Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 5 series both see updates to One UI 6 Watch and Wear OS, Galaxy Watch 4 owners were probably wondering when their turn would arrive. Samsung announced that both the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic...

Galaxy Watch 5 Lineup Gets Wear OS 5 Upgrade

Tim December 4, 2024 1

There's a fresh Wear OS upgrade rolling out to Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro owners this week. This is the Wear OS 5 upgrade (aka One UI 6), which brings a whole suite of new features and enhancements. Samsung highlights new watch faces in this update,...

Wear OS to Get Hotel Key, Campus ID, and Corporate Badge Support

Kellen December 3, 2024 2

The smartwatch on your wrist, assuming it is powered by Wear OS, could soon help you access your hotel, show a campus ID, or become a corporate badge. That's according to a changelog for the December Google Play services update that is rolling out to the...

Galaxy Watch 6 Really is Getting One UI 6 Watch Finally

Kellen November 26, 2024 5

A little over a week ago, we told you that the Galaxy Watch 6 series was set to receive Wear OS 5 and One UI 6 Watch. While Samsung had announced the rollout as happening then, it didn't start in the US immediately. Instead, the update is rolling out this week...

Samsung Sends Wear OS 5, One UI 6 Watch Update to Older Galaxy Watch Units

Kellen November 19, 2024 2

Back in June of this year, Samsung surprised us a bit by opening up a Wear OS 5 and One UI 6 Watch beta program for Galaxy Watch devices, like the Galaxy Watch 6. For those who lost track, Samsung never did send the stable version of that update out, as all...

Pixel Watch Won’t See Another Update Until March 2025

Kellen November 12, 2024 8

The November Pixel Watch update is rolling out as soon as today to the Pixel Watch 1, Pixel Watch 2, and Pixel Watch 3. For the earlier models, this means a resumption of the Wear OS 5 update that caused some issues back in September. For the Pixel Watch 3,...

Pixel Watch’s Wear OS 5 Update Pulled Following Soft Bricks

Tim September 27, 2024 14

We are seeing reports that Google has pulled the Wear OS 5 update for Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 owners, following an issue with the software that is essentially bricking devices for a small number of users. We sadly even have one of our own readers...