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...
by dbadmin | Jun 6, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google Pixel Watch, Google Wear OS, News, Wear OS 6
The upcoming Wear OS 6 update may introduce a new adaptive charging feature designed to protect smartwatch batteries from degradation. This feature will likely pause charging at 80% and then intelligently resume to achieve a full charge based on the user’s typical...
by dbadmin | Jun 6, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google Wear OS, News, Wear OS 6
Google appears to be developing a “Water Lock” shortcut for Wear OS, and it could arrive on the Pixel Watch with the upcoming Wear OS 6 update. This feature would likely disable the watch’s touchscreen to prevent erratic behavior and false touches when the device gets...
by dbadmin | Jun 6, 2025 | Apple, Apple Watch, Google Wear OS, News, smartwatches
Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Apple’s watchOS 26 could bring third-party widgets to the Control Center on Apple Watches. We really hope Wear OS gains this feature eventually as it would be extremely useful. Apple and Google are both working on their next...
by dbadmin | Jun 2, 2025 | Google Wear OS, HMD Global, News, smartwatches
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority A leaker has revealed that HMD is apparently working on two Wear OS smartwatches. One of these watches is tipped to have a 2MP camera, but there’s no word on what this would be used for. The watch could also bring a 400mAh...
