Wear OS 5 wishlist: What I want to see and what we know so far

by dbadmin | Mar 13, 2024 | Google Wear OS, News, smartwatches, Wearables

Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority The Wear OS landscape is gaining traction with more names in the field than ever, including Google’s own smartwatch line. We’re only a few months out from the next round of major Wear OS device launches (looking at you,...

The next Galaxy Watch could go squarely back to its roots

by dbadmin | Mar 12, 2024 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch, smartwatches

Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Samsung could be exploring square smartwatches as part of its future Galaxy Watch lineup. These square smartwatches would be inspired by legacy Samsung smartwatches, such as the original Galaxy Gear. It is unknown if the...

The Google Pixel Watch 3 could have UWB for Watch Unlock

by dbadmin | Mar 7, 2024 | Google, Google Pixel Watch, News, smartwatches

Credit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority A teardown of the Play Services app suggests that the Pixel Watch series might gain UWB-based Watch Unlock capabilities. Current Pixel Watch models don’t have UWB, though, which means this might be restricted to the Pixel...

Oregon passes landmark Right To Repair law that allows you to fix electronics as old as 2015

by dbadmin | Mar 5, 2024 | Apple, Google, laptops, News, smartphones, smartwatches

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority The state of Oregon has passed one of the most robust Right To Repair bills yet. The new law requires electronics manufacturers to supply parts, tools, documentation, and software available for electronics produced as far...

Garmin Venu 2 Plus price slashed by $120

by dbadmin | Mar 4, 2024 | Deals, News, smartwatches

In our Garmin Venu 2 Plus review, we called the device one of the most well-rounded wearables we’ve ever used. We took issue with the high price tag, but that concern has been temporarily assuaged by a record price drop today. The Garmin smartwatch price just got...

Google details how Wear OS’s new hybrid interface works on the OnePlus Watch 2

by dbadmin | Feb 27, 2024 | Google Wear OS, News, OnePlus, OnePlus Watch, smartwatches

Wear OS now offers a new hybrid interface that offloads more tasks to a low-power co-processor instead of processing everything on a more powerful main processor. The new OnePlus Watch 2 uses this new hybrid interface with a dual-chipset architecture to offer battery...