Google will put the always-on display to good use in Wear OS 6

by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Google, Google Wear OS, News, smartwatches, Wear OS 6

Credit: Google Google has confirmed that Wear OS 6 will offer media controls on a smartwatch’s always-on display. This will allow you to control your music playback without turning on your watch’s screen. It seems like the always-on display could support more than...

Google is readying Android 16’s Live Updates for Wear OS and we couldn’t be happier

by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | Google Wear OS, News, Wear OS 6

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Google has confirmed that Android 16’s Live Updates are headed to Wear OS. The feature will be introduced on Wear OS wearables in 2026. Google could integrate Live Updates with Wear OS Tiles or introduce an entirely new...

Wear OS 6 preview: Google’s next-gen smartwatch UI starts to take shape

by dbadmin | May 21, 2025 | Android, Features, Google Wear OS, Material 3 Expressive, smartwatches, Wear OS 6

Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority Google has officially rolled out the first Developer Preview of Wear OS 6 based on Android 16. This early release introduces the new Material 3 Expressive design language to smartwatches, bringing dynamic theming, fluid...

Wear OS 5 killed Facer watchfaces, but Wear OS 6 will bring them back to life

by dbadmin | May 21, 2025 | Google Wear OS, News, smartwatches, Wearables

Facer announced it will be returning to Wear OS devices this fall. Wear OS 6 will support compatibility with the app’s custom watch faces in Watch Face Format. The updated Facer experience will include more than 500,000 faces, instant syncing, and a versatile pricing...

Poll: Which Wear OS smartwatch shape is best, round or square?

by dbadmin | May 15, 2025 | Google Wear OS, News, Polls

Smartwatches didn’t just happen overnight, and we’ve seen a lot of different attempts at making them work in the years leading up to what we have now. Some of those very early efforts were basically just tiny phones that would awkwardly strap to your wrist, but...

Gemini on Wear OS must not fall in the same Assistant traps

by dbadmin | May 15, 2025 | Features, Google Gemini, Google Wear OS, smartwatches

It’s official: Wear OS smartwatches are set for a significant voice assistant upgrade soon. Although it’s one of Google’s worst-kept secrets, Gemini will soon replace Assistant on various Google platforms, including Android smartwatches. The prospect of having...