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Custom watch faces for the Galaxy Watch 8 and Pixel Watch 4 are fantastic — Here's where to find them

By Michael L Hicks published

Wear OS Weekly Wear OS 6 added custom watch faces, and apps like Facer, WatchMaker, and Pujie have hundreds of thousands available.

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Pixel Watch on the side mounted charger

Google Pixel Watch 4: Specs, Gemini upgrades, and everything you need to know

By Michael L Hicks, Namerah Saud Fatmi last updated

Same look, new perks No more leaks: The Pixel Watch 4 is officially here, and we have the rundown of every key hardware upgrade and new feature.

Same look, new perks
Best Android Smartwatches hero 2024

Best Android smartwatch 2025

By Michael L Hicks last updated

The best Out of dozens of options we've reviewed, our expert Android team has picked out the best Android watches available today.

The best
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 showing an athletic watch face on a plaque.

Is the Galaxy Watch 8 the most comfortable smartwatch? Here’s what we found

By Brady Snyder published

Comfortable cushion Samsung's cushion design makes the Galaxy Watch 8 slimmer than ever, and it's an even better companion for fitness, health, and sleep tracking as a result.

Comfortable cushion
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic resting on a blanket showing a custom Facer watch face of Spongebob Squarepants.

Facer officially returns to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 in massive update

By Michael L Hicks published

Fun faces Wear OS 6 brought third-party watch face apps back to Android watches. Now, Facer is officially compatible with the Galaxy Watch 8.

Fun faces
The Moto 360 smartwatch worn on a wrist, showing an analog watch face.

The Moto 360 (2025) has leaked, but will it use Wear OS or not?

By Michael L Hicks published

Classic killer? Long-time Wear OS fans turned off by the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic might turn to the leaked Moto 360 (2025), but only if it returns to Google's fold.

Classic killer?

Qualcomm allegedly working on new Snapdragon chip to supercharge Wear OS

By Nickolas Diaz published

Paying more attention A report claimed Qualcomm had started testing an all-new Snapdragon chip for Wear OS watches that could supercharge them.

Paying more attention

Google brings the might of Gemini AI to your Pixel Watch

By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published

Gemini on your Watch Google has rolled out a new Play Store update, integrating its Gemini AI assistant directly into the Pixel Watch.

Gemini on your Watch

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8: Price, specs, new features, Watch 8 Classic, and more

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Classic redux Both Watch 8 models take after the Ultra in looks and the Watch 7 in hardware. Here's everything that's changed (or unchanged).

Classic redux
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 vs Galaxy Watch 4 both screens on sitting atop keyboard

Will last-gen Galaxy and Pixel Watches die this year...and should they?

By Michael L Hicks published

Wear OS Weekly Samsung and Google promise four and three years of updates, but it's always been unclear what happens with the final update. We're about to find out.

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