News and notes on the latest from Google.
Wear OS, Google’s smartwatch platform based on Android, isn’t as popular as the big names like the Apple Watch or Samsung Galaxy Watch. But thankfully, Google hasn’t abandoned it just yet and seems to be investing a lot more in the platform. Today, Fossil announced that Google is buying a portion of its ‘smartwatch technology’ and R&D team for $40 million.
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After two and a half years of having the same old Snapdragon Wear 2100 on all Wear OS smartwatches, Qualcomm has finally unveiled the Snapdragon Wear 3100. This time, it focuses more on power efficiency rather than performance.
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Google’s much-awaited hardware launch event is coming soon, and so the rumor mills are churning again. The air was rife with speculation about Google adding a Pixel Watch to its Pixel device ecosystem. However, Google has confirmed that there will be no Pixel watch launching this year.
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If you’re like me, you probably reset your phone or change ROMs fairly often. I frequently clean flash on my phone, and as you probably know, this means setting back up your Wear OS device to connect back to your phone, wiping the watch and all data on it. It’s possible, however, to keep your data and simply sync your watch to your newly set up phone.
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AI + Software + Hardware. It’s the glue that made the Pixel phones successful. Will it do the same for a Pixel smartwatch? Rumors about a Pixel watch from Google have been around for quite some time, but rarely do you hear about what a Google-branded smartwatch needs to be a true Apple Watch competitor.
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Just last week, there were hints that Android Wear would be rebranded as “Wear OS.” Well, today (via Reddit) that change has been confirmed.
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Google might have added a slew of new hardware products at its launch event Wednesday, but it quietly tucked away its Android Wear smartwatch section on the Google Store. Now, the Google Store doesn’t provide a link to purchase Android Wear products. Instead, you’ll have to head over to Amazon to purchase them.
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