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The Pixel Watch 3 displaying a Wear OS game, specifically a port of 2048.

Reminder: Android watches don't need sideloading gimmicks for gaming

By Michael L Hicks published

Wear OS Weekly People love hacking Android watches to play "real" video games, but don't forget there are actual Wear OS games you can play.

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The Google Pixel Watch 3, charging close to 100%

Android smartwatches should soon get better charging options

By Michael L Hicks published

Save your battery An APK teardown of the Pixel Watch system app shows plans for adaptive charging.

Save your battery
A screenshot from a Pixel Watch 3 promo video.

Google hints at a Find My Device app for Wear OS in a Pixel Watch 3 promo video

By Brady Snyder published

New app Google may be working on a Find My Device app for Wear OS, as seen in a screen grab from a five-month-old Pixel Watch 3 ad.

New app
The Google Pixel Watch 3, Withings ScanWatch 2, and Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra sitting side-by-side on top of a chair armrest.

Android smartwatches have a design problem. Hybrids could be the answer.

By Michael L Hicks published

Wear OS Weekly Samsung and Google should try their hand at hybrid watches and fill the void left behind by Fossil. Gemini AI will be the key.

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The Google Pixel Watch 3, Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, and Meta Quest 3 sitting on a table together.

Android XR needs to copy Android smartwatches to survive

By Michael L Hicks published

Wear OS Weekly Google has a long history of (abandoned) VR & AR projects. If Android XR is to succeed, it'll depend on Samsung, the savior of Google's wearable plans.

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Add new card to Google Wallet on Pixel Watch

These are the smartwatches that support Google Pay in 2025

By Samuel Contreras last updated

G Pay on your wrist Ready to start paying for your coffee with only your smartwatch? Here are all the Wear OS watches that support payment with Google Wallet.

G Pay on your wrist
The Pixel 9 and Pixel Watch 3 sitting next to each other. The Pixel 9 shows the Gemini app with the query "Will Gemini be available on Wear OS?" with the answer speculating on recent news about a Gemini leak.

I don't know how Google pulls Gemini off on Wear OS, but I'm intrigued

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Wear OS Weekly We know Gemini is coming to Wear OS, but it's hard to know how Google will shrink its AI to work in wearable form.

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Google Pixel Watch with Google Assistant

Wear OS may get a far better assistant than its current one

By Nandika Ravi published

Google Assistant who? This new Wear OS update could get you access to Gemini and its extensions on your wrist.

Google Assistant who?
Daily Readiness in Morning Brief on Pixel Watch 3 on wrist

What we expect from Wear OS smartwatches in 2025

By Michael L Hicks published

Wear OS Weekly We already know what to expect from Android smartwatches in 2025, from a major hardware upgrade to an inevitable AI focus. Let's run through the list!

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Pixel Watch 3 41mm and 45mm

Wear OS finally achieved its potential in 2024

By Michael L Hicks published

Wear OS Weekly I look back on Wear OS' path in 2024, from messy updates and a major brand lost to new partnerships and promising developments.

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