Amazon UK Spring Deals: tablets, headphones and smartwatches

Amazon is doing a Spring sale – we already covered smartphones in a separate post, here we will focus on tablets and headphones (and a few watches too). The entire Tab S9 range from Samsung is available with discounts ranging from 13% to 39%, though the higher end includes some freebies into the calculation. The […]

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Xiaomi Watch 2 vs. Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro: How to choose between the smartwatches

If you’re in the market for a new Wear OS smartwatch, Xiaomi now has two premier options for you to consider: the Watch 2 and the Watch 2 Pro. Semi-confusingly, the Pro model actually arrived first – landing at the back end of 2023 – while the standard version of the smartwatch was only officially […]

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OnePlus and Xiaomi launch Wear OS smartwatches to rival Galaxy Watch 6

Samsung hasn’t had any credible competition in the Wear OS smartwatch space for a few years. However, starting this year, the company will face tough competition as rival smartphone brands have entered the Wear OS smartwatch space. OnePlus and Xiaomi have launched their new smartwatches running Wear OS to compete with the Galaxy Watch 6. […]

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Samsung aims to bring AI features to Galaxy smartwatches

Samsung unveiled its first smartphones with Galaxy AI—Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra—last month, and it received an excellent response for those phones. The South Korean firm isn’t planning to stop there, and it has announced that it will bring Galaxy AI features to more device categories, including wearables. AI features are coming […]

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Android phones and Wear OS smartwatches are getting new features

Google has announced a bunch of new features for Android ecosystem of devices. As we approach the end of this year, Google has surprised users by releasing new features to Android smartphones, Wear OS-based smartwatches, and Google TV-based smart TVs. Let us check them out in detail. First up, the Gboard app on Android smartphones […]

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Black Friday: UK deals for Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, iPad Air and various smartwatches

While they’re only celebrating Thanksgiving across the pond, Black Friday deals are for everyone. Here we’ve collected the best tablet offers along with the best smartwatch deals. Starting with the tablets, we picked out Android, iOS and even Windows models. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has been replaced by the S9 generation, but tablets […]

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Amazfit announces Active and Active Edge smartwatches

Amazfit’s latest smartwatch offerings are here with two new styles. Amazfit Active features stylish aluminum alloy and stainless steel casing options, GPS tracking and on-device Bluetooth calling. Active Edge is a more rugged offering with a reinforced polycarbonate shell that is 10 ATM water resistant and focuses on activity tracking. Amazfit Active Amazfit Active features […]

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Peloton app gets watch face complication for Wear OS smartwatches

App support for Wear OS smartwatches has been improving tremendously over the past couple of years. Various third-party app developers have been bringing their apps to Wear OS smartwatches since the Galaxy Watch 4 was launched. Now, Peloton, which launched its Wear OS app earlier this year, has introduced a watch face complication. The Peloton […]

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Forget smartwatches, Microsoft may make a backpack with an AI assistant

What you need to know A recent Microsoft patent describes AI-assisted wearables, including a backpack. The patent illustrates how a backpack with sensors could relay information from a users surrounding to an artificial intelligence engine to provide assistance to a person. As is the case with many patents, Microsoft’s AI wearable may never see the […]

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Samsung launches eco-friendly cases, watch straps for new foldables and smartwatches

Samsung has announced the launch of its new eco-friendly accessory lineup, ‘Samsung Eco-Friends’. These Samsung Eco-Friends eco-friendly accessories will be sold in more than 40 countries around the world and will be officially sold in South Korea on August 17, 2023. The Samsung Eco-Friends accessories contain Galaxy smartphone cases and Galaxy Watch straps. These were […]

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Google Assistant is getting Wear OS Tile for smartwatches

Google could be bringing a Tile for Google Assistant on Wear OS smartwatches, including Galaxy Watches (Galaxy Watch 4 and newer) and the Pixel Watch. This new Tile might get added to the list of existing Tiles that Google has brought to Wear OS smartwatches over the past couple of years. The folks over at […]

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How we test: Smartwatches

At Wareable we pride ourselves on the thoroughness of our testing processes. To provide clarity for our readers about how smartwatches are reviewed and scored, we’ve formalized our testing processes so you can understand exactly what goes on. We’ve reviewed pretty much every smartwatch that’s been released in Western markets since 2014, so we have […]

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WhatsApp is now officially available for Wear OS smartwatches

WhatsApp is now officially available for Wear OS smartwatches. Previously, a beta version had been out for a few months, but this is no beta – it’s a stable, finalized build. In order to install and use it, you need to have a Wear OS 3 smartwatch. The app lets you start new conversations, reply […]

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Accessory list for Samsung’s new foldables, tablets, and smartwatches revealed

As we move closer to the official launch of Samsung’s new foldables, more and more details about the devices have been hitting the internet. And today, some of the accessories — both official and third-party — that you will get to choose for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5 have […]

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Samsung smartwatches lose 2nd place to Indian brand Fire-Boltt

Samsung smartwatches have grown in popularity in North America, where the company’s Galaxy Watch shipments in Q1 increased by 15% from the previous quarter. This, however, hasn’t helped the company retain its 2nd place on a global scale, as shipments in other markets outside North America declined 15% year-on-year and 21% quarter-on-quarter. Despite their success […]

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One UI 5 Watch update coming to these Samsung Galaxy smartwatches

Samsung has announced One UI 5 Watch, the latest version of its One UI software for Galaxy smartwatches. One UI 5 Watch will be packed with the Wear OS 4 update that will release for Wear OS watches later this year, so it will have new features from both Samsung and Google. According to Samsung, […]

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Samsung smartwatches could use some fresh Material You customization features

The color palette feature in One UI has been around since version 4.0, i.e., Android 12. After its debut, Samsung upgraded the color palette tool a couple more times through One UI 5.0 and One UI 5.1. And now, Android 14 might prompt another big update for the Material You color palette in One UI […]

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Why we need to call time on jack-of-all-trades smartwatches

There was a time when we were positively greedy for do-it-all smartwatches. As features have become more readily available, however, the balance between form and function has gone awry – and very few true all-rounders have emerged. It’s difficult to remember now, of course, but devices didn’t always try and offer all things to all […]

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Galaxy Watch 6 to continue trend of improved battery life on Wear OS smartwatches

Samsung has continued to improve its smartwatches year after year. Two years ago, the company switched from Tizen to Wear OS 3. However, with the Galaxy Watch 4, the battery life left a little to be desired. Next year, the company improved the battery life with the Galaxy Watch 5, and it will continue doing […]

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