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I went a week without my smartwatch after wearing one for years, here's what I learned
By Andrew Myrick published
Beyond the Alphabet Odd timing paired with proprietary chargers resulted in me going 10 days without wearing a smartwatch for the first time in years. Here's what I've learned.

Wear OS 5: Features, One UI 6 Watch, & eligible watches
By Michael L Hicks last updated
Wear tools We break down every new Wear OS 5 feature, which watches will receive it (and when), what's different with OS 5.1, and everything else you should know!

Wear OS 6: Eligible watches, One UI 8 Watch, Gemini, & more
By Michael L Hicks last updated
Future of Wear OS Wear OS 6 will likely transform Android watches with Gemini tricks, health coaching, a new Material 3 Expressive UI, and more. Here's everything we know.

The Android Show I/O Edition: Everything that was announced — from Android 16 to Android XR
By Nandika Ravi published
The Android Show This is everything that was announced during the I/O edition of The Android Show.

Small change in Wear OS shows it's ready to kick the Assistant for Gemini
By Nickolas Diaz published
Look, it's Gemini Gemini was reported to have made a small appearance in Wear OS as Google prepares for its integration.

Samsung rolls out April updates to older Galaxy Watch models
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
April update Samsung has begun releasing its April update, containing a March security patch and stability improvements, for a range of Galaxy Watch models in Korea and the U.S.

Gemini needs a sidekick for Android XR to work, and it could be on your wrist
By Michael L Hicks published
Wear OS Weekly Gemini and gesture controls work great in demos. In the real world, AR glasses could use a tactile alternative, and smartwatches are the obvious choice.

Galaxy vs. Pixel Watch: The battle of the faces
By Michael L Hicks published
Wear OS Weekly I looked in-depth at how Samsung and Google's default watch faces compare, and it tells a surprising amount about their design approach.
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