Category: wear os
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic: A well-rounded smartwatch
For smartwatches, it’s Apple against the world. Per recent numbers from CounterPoint, the Apple Watch commanded more than one-third of global shipments in Q1. Samsung/Tizen’s own market share is a distant — but respectable — second place, with 8%. With Google’s Wear OS at fifth place at just under 4%,…
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The next Moto smartwatches will include an Apple Watch clone
Moto-branded smartwatches are staging another comeback, and they won't rely on your Moto 360 nostalgia quite so much this time. As WatchSmarty and 9to5Google have noticed, a CE Brands (which runs eBuyNow) presentation has revealed a trio of Moto… Source
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Samsung’s future smartwatch is rumored to use Android, not Tizen
Samsung has been using its Tizen platform on smartwatches ever since 2014's Gear 2 line, but it might go back to its Android 'roots' in the near future. Both SamMobile and well-known leaker Ice Universe claim Samsung is making a smartwatc… Source
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Fossil’s Gen 5 Wear OS smartwatches are about to get a major update
The Wear OS-powered Gen 5 touchscreen smartwatches Fossil rolled out last year are about to get some upgrades. Their phone apps include avatars for contacts and quick access to key tools, as well as new battery modes that include custom profiles for… Source
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Dark Sky on Android shuts down following Apple deal
Like it or not, you’ll have to move on from Dark Sky if you’re an Android user. The 9to5Google reports that Apple has shut down Dark Sky on Android and Wear OS as promised, leaving users without the app’s highly localized weather. Apple had initially… Source
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WatchOS 7 is Apple’s best chance to get me to switch from Android
“Oh shit, all this is making me want to switch to Apple.” I actually Slacked my colleague that as I watched Apple’s WWDC keynote. I first felt the longing when I saw the changes coming to Messages in iOS 14, though as an Android user I was less impre… Source
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