by dbadmin | Jul 3, 2025 | Features, Google Wear OS, smartwatches, Wear OS 6, Wearables
After years as a power-draining setting with significant limitations, the always-on display on Wear OS smartwatches is finally getting a glow-up. Hitting wrists via Wear OS 6, a redesigned always-on display (AOD) will now offer more functionality, adding key controls...
by dbadmin | Jun 17, 2025 | Google Maps, Google Wear OS, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google Maps is testing a Material 3 Expressive-style redesign on Wear OS 5. The new UI features larger icons and an improved layout. The changes have only been rolled out to select users so far. Google Maps is getting a fresh...
by dbadmin | Jun 17, 2025 | Gmail, Google Wear OS, News
Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Google has started testing the Material 3 Expressive redesign for its Wear OS apps. The updated Gmail app for Wear OS has started rolling out to some users, bringing a few interface changes. After giving us an early look at...
by dbadmin | Jun 17, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google Keep, Google Wear OS, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority Google is prepping Material 3 Expressive design changes for the Wear OS version of Google Keep. We’ve spotted the changes in the latest build on the OnePlus Watch 2R running Wear OS 4. It includes redesigned buttons and note...
by dbadmin | Jun 13, 2025 | Google Wear OS, News
Google’s Android earthquake alerts are expanding from phones to Wear OS smartwatches, providing warnings about seismic activity directly on your wrist. Rolling out with Google Play Services version 25.21, these wearable alerts will show the quake’s estimated magnitude...
by dbadmin | Jun 12, 2025 | Google, Google Wear OS, News, smartwatches
Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Wear OS users won’t be able to install legacy watch faces from the Play Store starting January 14, 2025. Legacy watch faces will still work if they are already installed on the device. Developers won’t be able to publish...
