Google announces new features for Android, ChromeOS, and Wear OS, including Fast Pair support for Chromebooks, Keep shortcuts, and Wear OS accessibility modes
Google has announced a slew of new features for Android, Chromebook and Wear OS that are designed to improve connectivity, productivity and accessibility.
Google plans to support the Pixel Watch with “at least” three years of Wear OS updates, including security updates
As part of the Pixel Watch rollout, Google has detailed that the Wear OS device will get “at least” 3 years of updates. — That period starts …
Spotify adds offline playback for playlists, albums, and podcasts on Apple Watch for Premium subscribers; available on Watch Series 3 running WatchOS 6 and up
The announcement comes a few days after a similar feature was announced for Wear devices — Spotify is adding the ability …
Qualcomm debuts Snapdragon 4100 chips for smartwatches, the first update since 2018, bringing much-needed performance improvements to upcoming Wear OS watches
But is it too late to save Wear OS? — Qualcomm is announcing two new Wear OS processors today, the Snapdragon Wear 4100 Plus …
Fossil Gen 5 review: best Wear OS watch yet with clever notification handling, good battery life, but hardware UX is unpredictable and phone can disconnect
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Google says it is adding Tiles, swipeable widgets with useful information, to Wear OS over the next month
The new feature is rolling out over the next month — Google has spent the last year refining its Wear OS smartwatch software to make everything feel simpler, more intuitive, and easier to use.
Fossil says Google will pay $40M for some smartwatch IP related to tech developed since its acquisition of Misfit; part of Fossil's R&D team will join Google
Transaction Unlocks Growth Opportunities … Brian Heater / TechCrunch : Google is buying Fossil's smartwatch tech for $40 million Tim Hardwick / MacRumors : Google Fuels ‘Pixel Watch’ Rumors in $40 Mil...
Skagen unveils a minimalist Wear OS-based Falster 2 smartwatch with a heart-rate sensor, GPS, and NFC, available September 12 and priced from $275
Skagen's Falster has been one of the darlings among Wear OS smartwatches thanks to its posh yet minimalist look, but it was hard to recommend …
Google redesigns Wear OS with a Google Assistant feed, one-swipe access to Fit, and revamped notifications
And adding a Google Assistant feed — If you have a newer Wear OS watch, sometime in the coming month, you'll get a software update that will change what happens when you swipe on your watchface.
Android 9 Pie finally fixes a Wear OS phone call audio bug that was first reported over 10 months ago
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