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There are three reasons I use a smartwatch: to get step-by-step directions on my wrist when going to a new place, to control my music without unlocking my phone, and to be notified of new messages. My Galaxy Watch 4 — and Wear OS watches in general — is pretty good at handling the first two tasks, but it’s almost abysmal at the last one. Messaging on a Wear OS smartwatch is simply far below par, and one indication of that is the lack of voice message support.
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