Spotify’s Wear OS app is finally gaining offline playback support

by dbadmin | Aug 12, 2021 | News, Spotify, Wear OS

Spotify is rolling out a refreshed Wear OS app. The app finally brings offline playback support to devices. Devices running Wear OS 2.0 or newer will benefit from the update. Spotify launched its Wear OS app back in 2018. It brought rudimentary remote control features...

Google details 5 new Wear OS features to try on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4

by dbadmin | Aug 11, 2021 | Google Wear OS, News, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Wear OS, Wearables

Credit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority Wear OS 3 on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 introduces a host of new features to the series. Improved Google Maps, Messages, and Play Store apps, and the new YouTube Music app come with direct control on the watch. Some of these will...

Fossil hints a ‘way faster’ Gen 6 smartwatch is launching soon

by dbadmin | Aug 9, 2021 | Fossil, Google Wear OS, News, smartwatches, Wear OS, Wearables

Credit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Fossil is teasing a Gen 6 smartwatch that promises “way more way faster.” The company didn’t provide details. The tease arrived just two days before Samsung’s expected Galaxy Watch 4 launch. Fossil has a not-so-subtle way...

‘Various sources’ say Galaxy Watch 4 could have 7-day battery life

by dbadmin | Aug 2, 2021 | News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy Watch, Wear OS

Credit: Samsung The rumor mill is saying the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 might have up to seven days of battery life. If true, the watch would best pretty much every existing Wear OS smartwatch by a significant margin. However, it’s very possible this timeframe could only...

Wear OS 3 is official name of new system, will come to these existing watches

by dbadmin | Jul 22, 2021 | Google Wear OS, News, Wear OS

Credit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Today, Google revealed the official (and unsurprising) name for its new wearable operating system: Wear OS 3. The company also detailed which existing Wear OS watches will get the update, and the list is small. Even the...

Qualcomm’s big plan to help push the wearables industry forward

by dbadmin | Jul 20, 2021 | News, Qualcomm, smartwatches, Wear OS

Credit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Qualcomm’s Wearables Ecosystem Accelerator Program will help wearables companies learn about and collaborate on new products. The goal is to diminish common smartwatch industry pain points like slow production times and the...