Wear OS 5

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 Samsung and Google take very different approaches to watch faces on the Galaxy and Pixel Watch, while OnePlus and Mobvoi lag behind.

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 All Pixel Watch 3, 2, and 1 users will receive the second April update in the "next few weeks," finally getting November 2024 users on track.

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 The Wear OS 5.1 update adds better step count accuracy for "challenging situations," and I could see the effects in my tests.

Latest about Wear OS 5

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra vs. Galaxy Watch 7: Which should you buy?

By Roydon Cerejo published 10 July 24

wrist wars The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra are Samsung's latest offerings that feature upgraded hardware, new software, and fresh designs. Here's how you can choose between the two.

wrist wars

Comparing the Google Pixel Watch with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6

Annual Wear OS version upgrades will make each one a lot more boring, and that's okay

By Brady Snyder published 28 May 24

Wear OS 5 Samsung could release a Wear OS 5 beta soon, and it got me thinking about how much less exciting Wear OS updates will be moving forward.

Wear OS 5

Google is making passkey sign-in a breeze on Android and Wear OS

By Jay Bonggolto published 21 May 24

No more password hunt Android 15 and Wear OS 5 are adding new features to make passkeys more convenient.

No more password hunt

Google I/O 2024: The biggest announcements from AI to Android

By Nandika Ravi published 16 May 24

And its a wrap! A round-up of all the biggest announcements at this year's Google I/O.

And its a wrap!

Promo image showing new Wear OS 5 features

Wear OS 5 will bring major upgrades to battery life, fitness, and watch faces

By Michael L Hicks published 15 May 24

Google I/O 2024 We run through the key Wear OS 5 upgrades revealed during Day Two of Google I/O 2024.

Google I/O 2024

One Google I/O announcement would fix the gaping hole in Wear OS

By Michael L Hicks published 12 May 24

Sunday Runday Google Fit is headed out the door, so now Wear OS needs a new unified fitness app experience, whether it's Fitbit or something else.

Sunday Runday

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 (left) and Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic (right) side-by-side

Samsung's rumored Galaxy Watch Ultra has only one path to success

By Michael L Hicks published 4 May 24

We can expect the Galaxy Watch Ultra to have a larger display and better battery life. It needs more than that, if Samsung can manage it.

Samsung Galaxy Watch

Samsung reportedly readies Wear OS 5 for the Galaxy Watch 6

By Nickolas Diaz published 1 May 24

Testing, testing Samsung has seemingly started testing its Wear OS 5 software as a new firmware was spotted.

Testing, testing

Turning the crown on the Google Pixel Watch 2

News Weekly: Wear OS 5 is coming, TikTok's days are numbered, Meta's big AI upgrade

By Derrek Lee published 27 April 24

News Weekly This week's headlines included a look at what to expect at Google I/O regarding Wear OS, the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses getting even smarter, and the U.S. signing the new TikTok ban into law.

News Weekly

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