by dbadmin | Aug 10, 2025 | Google Wear OS, Reviews, smartwatches, Wear OS 6, Wearables
After going quiet for a while due to compatibility issues with Wear OS 5, Facer’s finally back with full Wear OS 6 support, and it’s a notable upgrade. The app supports Google’s Watch Face Format (WFF), which means faces sync directly from the phone app to your watch,...
by dbadmin | Aug 9, 2025 | Features, Google, Google Gemini, Google Wear OS, smartwatches
About a month ago, Google started doing something long overdue for Wear OS: it finally began replacing Google Assistant with Gemini. As imperfect as it may be at times, Gemini is a really powerful tool. More importantly, Google Assistant on Wear OS has been showing...
by dbadmin | Aug 8, 2025 | Google Wallet, Google Wear OS, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Some Wear OS watches are starting to show Google Wallet photo passes with patterns like QR codes or barcodes. Standard photo-only passes still don’t appear, based on our testing. This may be an early test of limited support...
by dbadmin | Aug 7, 2025 | Google Wallet, Google Wear OS, News
Credit: Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority Some Wear OS watches are starting to show Google Wallet photo passes with patterns like QR codes or barcodes. Standard photo-only passes still don’t appear, based on our testing. This may be an early test of limited support...
by dbadmin | Jul 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Pixel Watch, Google Pixel Watch 2, Google Pixel Watch 3, Google Pixel Watch 4, Google Wear OS, News
A man pressed the digital crown of his Google Pixel Watch 3. Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google could soon let Pixel Watch users manually trigger backups. We’ve found code evidence suggesting Pixel Watches could soon get a “Backup now” button in...
by dbadmin | Jul 28, 2025 | Google, Google Wear OS, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority Google Messages is the latest Wear OS app to receive Google’s Material 3 Expressive redesign. The update brings more consistent coloring, slight changes to shapes, and new icons to complement text. Google may be testing the...
