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Wear OS 6: One UI 8 Watch, Material 3 Expressive, Gemini, & more
By Michael L Hicks last updated
Future of Wear OS Wear OS 6 may be Google and Samsung's most significant upgrade to Android watches since OS 3. Here are the highlights and the watches due to receive it.

Wear OS 6 will bring Facer back onto Android smartwatches; we asked Facer what to expect
By Michael L Hicks published
Google I/O Once Wear OS 6 rolls out, your Galaxy or Pixel Watch will get access to 3rd-party WFF faces again. We interviewed Facer's CPO for more info.

I got an early look at Wear OS 6 on the Pixel Watch 3 at Google I/O
By Michael L Hicks published
Wear OS Weekly I stumbled upon Pixel Watch 3s loaded with Wear OS 6, and tested its new scrolling, Tiles, and dynamic theming.

Wear OS is ditching its old look for a flashy Material 3 Expressive makeover
By Jay Bonggolto published
total facelift Later this year, Material 3 Expressive is dropping dynamic themes on Wear OS.

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!

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.
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