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The battery life summary on the OnePlus Watch 2R. It has over 3 days remaining at 82%.
OnePlus snuck out a Wear OS 5 update to the Watch 2, and it's been causing serious battery problems since

By Michael L Hicks Published

Wear OS woes OnePlus's Wear OS watches are best known for their excellent battery life, but this rushed Wear OS 5 update has caused serious problems in that area.

Wear OS woes
News Weekly: Early look at the OnePlus 15R, Wear OS 6 lands on older Galaxy watches, Android Auto gets Gemini's tricks, and more

By Nandika Ravi Published

News Weekly A round-up of the biggest tech-related news that stood out this week.

News Weekly
The Google Pixel Watch 3 showing the Weather tile, with an hourly forecast for the evening.
Google is phasing out the Wear OS Weather app, but for something better

By Sanuj Bhatia Published

Pixel Weather takes over Older Wear OS watches keep the existing Weather app, while Pixel Watches move on to the better-designed Pixel Weather.

Pixel Weather takes over
The Google Pixel Watch 3 sitting on a rock with the Pilot Bold watch face
Google Pixel Watch 3 review: Our favorite smartwatch

By Michael L Hicks last updated

Running towards the goal The Google Pixel Watch 3 fixes most of its predecessor's woes and is packed with Wear OS tricks. It's imperfect, but trending in the right direction.

Running towards the goal
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 tools
The Google Pixel Watch 3 sitting beside the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra on a floral-pattern tablecloth, both with brightly colored watch faces.
Galaxy vs. Pixel Watch: The battle of the faces

By Michael L Hicks Published

Versus I looked in-depth at how Samsung and Google's default watch faces compare, and it tells a surprising amount about their design approach.

Versus
The Google Pixel Watch 3 on a wrist showing the Steps Tile, with 10,619 steps (Goal met)
Second April Wear OS 5.1 update 'resolves' bad step algorithm issues

By Michael L Hicks Published

Ctrl+Z Google's second update this month will finally align November, March, and April update users onto one version that fixes a key accuracy issue.

Ctrl+Z
The Google Pixel Watch 3 sitting atop a pair of trekking poles, with the watch face including a step count of 11,800.
Is Google's new step count algorithm any good? I put the Pixel Watch 3 to the test

By Michael L Hicks Published

Wear OS Weekly Google's new step algorithm is designed for "challenging situations" where a watch normally can't track movement. Here's how it does in real life.

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Wear OS 5.1 seems to be dragging down several Pixel Watch users with multiple bugs

By Nandika Ravi Published

New update woes Wear OS 5.1 update is not going down as planned, as several users report multiple issues with their Pixel Watches post-update.

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New update woes
A OnePlus Watch 3 with a fitness watch face on a pair of workout shoes
OnePlus set an interesting standard with Watch 3 and Wear OS 5

By Michael L Hicks Published

Wear OS Weekly We couldn't be sure how OnePlus would handle Wear OS updates, given the platform's history. Now we have good and bad news about what to expect.

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