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Facer Intros Real-Time 3D Watch Faces for Wear OS, Promises It Won’t Destroy Your Battery

Tim April 19, 2023 5

Facer introduced an industry first this morning -- real-time 3D watch faces for compatible Wear OS smartwatches. We're talking interactive 3D animations with dynamic lighting effects, particle effects, procedurally generated visual effects, with real-time 3D...

Report: Rotating Bezel Makes Return on Galaxy Watch 6 Pro Model(s)

Tim March 14, 2023 5

Last year, none of the Galaxy Watch models, notably the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, sported a physical rotating bezel. Instead, Samsung went the capacitive route, which obviously worked fine, but definitely isn't the same as having an actual spinning ring on your...

Google Has New Design Rules for Wear OS Apps

Tim March 1, 2023 2

The Android Developers team at Google released new design rules for Wear OS app developers this week, set to take effect on August 31, 2023. That should be plenty of time for developers to ensure their apps aren't breaking any rules, as Google is looking to...

Google Drops 9 New Android and Wear OS Features on Us

Kellen February 27, 2023 20

One of my favorite Android-related events that flows throughout the tech space every few months is the feature drops Google does for the Android platform. Not only do these drops add new tools or toys for you and I to play with, but it perfectly showcases the...

Samsung Going Back to Curved Glass for Galaxy Watch 6

Tim February 23, 2023 14

In 2022, we saw Google introduce the Pixel Watch with its curved glass design. I tend to liken it more to a waterfall, but what we call it doesn't really matter. Apple is doing something similar on its Apple Watches. Point being, it is being reported that...

Mobvoi’s TicWatch Pro 5 Likely Stopped Through FCC

Kellen February 21, 2023 24

Remember the Qualcomm Snapdragon W5+, the next-gen wearables chip that would bring forth a powerful and important age of smartwatches? Of course you don't. Qualcomm announced it almost a year ago and hasn't delivered a single watch with the chip inside. Mobvoi...

Wear OS Might Get Material You Dynamic Colors

Kellen February 10, 2023 2

When Android 12 launched with Material You design, one of our favorite related features came in the form of colors. Android 12 was the first version of Android to debut dynamic color theming that pulled colors from your wallpaper of choice to then spread them...

Pixel Watch Picks Up February Security Patch

Tim February 6, 2023 5

Google began pushing the February security patch out to Pixel owners this morning and we expected it to include the Pixel Watch. While Google hasn't yet posted details, Verizon has, with the Watch now listed as getting the, "most up to date Android Security...