by dbadmin | Aug 8, 2024 | Android 15, Google Wear OS, News
Android Authority has learned of test builds of Wear OS 5.1 for the Pixel Watch 2. These builds are based on the upcoming Android 15 release. This is noteworthy because Wear OS 5.0 is based on Android 14. We’re merely days away from the expected unveiling of the...
by dbadmin | Jul 15, 2024 | Google, Google Play Store, Google Wear OS, News
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority The Play Store will soon alert users of incompatible watch faces that don’t support the Watch Face Format. Users will see a warning message within the details section on watch face listings stating that the watch face may not...
by dbadmin | Jul 15, 2024 | Features, Google Home, Google Wear OS, Widgets
Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Opinion post byRita El Khoury There’s an Arabic saying that goes something like, “You fasted and fasted, only to break your fast on an onion.” English doesn’t have a real equivalent to this, though “much ado about nothing”...
by dbadmin | Jul 12, 2024 | Bluetooth, Google Wear OS, News
Google is preparing to add Bluetooth LE Audio support to the upcoming Wear OS 5 release. Bluetooth LE Audio enables streaming music over Bluetooth Low Energy, which requires less power than streaming over Bluetooth Classic. The feature might be supported by upcoming...
by dbadmin | Jul 12, 2024 | Google Pixel Watch, Google Wear OS, News, UWB
Code within the Wear OS 5 Developer Preview suggests that the upcoming update will add support for toggling UWB on supported smartwatches. UWB support was initially added in Android 12, whereas Wear OS 5 will be based on Android 14. The reason UWB support is being...
by dbadmin | Jul 11, 2024 | Google Wear OS, News
Old watch faces not designed with the Watch Face Format are not supported by Wear OS 5. Users on older Wear OS builds can keep their existing watch faces for the time being. Upgrading an older watch to Wear OS 5 will break compatibility with older faces. Listen,...
