Pairing your Galaxy Watch with a non-Samsung phone? Here’s what you’re missing out on

by dbadmin | Aug 16, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch

Samsung’s smartwatches (and the Galaxy Ring) are compatible with most Android phones, but you’ll only get the full experience when paired with Samsung Galaxy smartphones. This applies to older Galaxy Watch models up to the latest Galaxy Watch 8 series and Galaxy Watch...

This is the first thing I set up after pairing my Samsung phone with a Galaxy Watch

by dbadmin | Aug 9, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch

Samsung smartphones are crammed full of valuable features, from One UI’s readymade tools to Good Lock’s downloadable bounty. One example that I’ve taken full advantage of is Modes and Routines. First launched in 2022 as Bixby Routines, the feature allows users to...

My go-to custom Pixel and Galaxy Watch face is down to $0.49 (plus more faces on sale)

by dbadmin | Aug 6, 2025 | Google Pixel Watch 3, News, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Samsung Galaxy Watch 8, smartwatches

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Renn, my current favorite watch face on my Pixel Watch 3, is down from $1.99 to $0.49. There’s also a 50% discount on four other faces: Pacer, Acontria, Patrol, and Revana. All down to $0.99. All faces are optimized for Wear...

Apple Watch could get this feature that Galaxy and Pixel Watches offer for ages

by dbadmin | Jul 23, 2025 | Apple, Apple Watch, Google Pixel Watch, News, Samsung Galaxy Watch

Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority The Apple Watch may soon display a comprehensive score based on your sleep. The purported feature, which could be a basic sleep score or a readiness score, is already available on a host of Wear OS watches, including the...

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3 delivers fix for persistent Galaxy Watch connection problems

by dbadmin | Jul 22, 2025 | Android 16, News, Samsung Galaxy Watch

Credit: Andy Walker / Android Authority Galaxy Watch owners have been experiencing issues when attempting to use their wearable with a device running any version of the Android 16 QPR1 beta. Reports say the issue results in connection drops, compatibility problems,...

This $10 accessory was the best thing I ever bought for my Galaxy Watch

by dbadmin | Jul 8, 2025 | Features, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch

I’ve only bought a handful of items under $10 that have genuinely changed my life — an incredible Basque cheesecake I snuffed down a few months ago comes to mind — but few are tech-related. I’ve written about the cheap Android Auto dongle that has made my car so much...