Truecaller is one of the most useful applications for Android, providing you with names and other information about calls from unknown numbers, safeguarding you from spam, and saving you time and energy. Well, Truecaller is now also available on Wear OS, allowing you to check information about an unknown caller right on your wrist. Truecaller […]
Read MoreAccording to a study by the University of Michigan in the USA, Samsung’s Galaxy Watches have high fitness tracking accuracy. This validation includes body fat percentage, heart rate, sweat loss, and VO2 max readings obtained from Galaxy Watches. The Galaxy Watch 4 and newer Galaxy Watches were used for these tests. University of Michigan’s study […]
Read MoreOn your Wear OS-powered Galaxy Watch, the Google Weather app’s Forecast Tile shows you information about four things, location, current temperature, highest and lowest temperatures, and current weather conditions. Well, Google is updating it to show more parameters. Google is rolling out an update to the Google Weather app for Wear OS. With it, the […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to all-rounder smartwatches for the mass market, Apple and Samsung have been leading the pack for quite some time now. On paper, smartwatches from both brands are neck-to-neck in terms of hardware specifications, and with the Apple Watch Ultra and the Galaxy Watch Ultra, in design too. However, when it comes to […]
Read MoreSince the last few years, especially with the rise of electric vehicles (EVs), the interest and the pace of development of solid-state batteries (SSBs) have been increasing rapidly. That’s because this type of battery offers higher energy density, faster charging speed, and longer lifespan, and is much safer than a traditional lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery, solving […]
Read MoreWe’re just a couple of days away from the Unpacked event in Paris on July 10. It’s an open secret what the company will be unveiling there, that includes a new smartwatch, as plenty of leaks and rumors have suggested as such. Samsung also tacitly confirmed the upcoming Galaxy Watch today with an announcement highlighting […]
Read MoreLast week, Samsung announced Wear OS 5-based One UI 6 Watch for Galaxy Watches. It will bring Galaxy AI to the company’s wearables, which will offer a plethora of AI-powered health-related features. These include Energy Score, Wellness Guide, Workout Routine, new metrics for Sleep Insights and Personalised Heart Rate Zone, and the Race mode for […]
Read MoreThere was a time when Samsung’s smartwatches used to run on its Tizen operating system. The company later decided to switch over to Wear OS with the Galaxy Watch 4 series, and has remained on the Android-powered platform ever since. If it wasn’t clear that Samsung is never going to release another Tizen smartwatch, the […]
Read MoreSo far, Google Wallet for Wear OS has allowed you to make payments using credit or debit cards. Well, Google is now adding a new payment option to its digital wallet app for wearables. Google has announced that Google Wallet for Wear OS now supports PayPal. Currently, the feature is live only in the United […]
Read MoreEarlier this week, 9To5Google reported that Google Wallet on Wear OS had started asking for the PIN to make tap-to-pay transactions for some users. While the change offered increased security, many people were disappointed with it as they would now have to go through an additional step on their Galaxy Watch to make payments. Well, […]
Read MoreSince Google and Samsung merged Wear OS and Tizen, Google has been rapidly improving Wear OS by adding new and useful features to it, such as introducing new applications for the platform, including Google Calendar and Gmail, improving existing apps, including Google Home and Google Maps, introducing new Tiles, and offering new watch face and […]
Read MoreApple Watches have always been ahead of Samsung Galaxy Watches in many aspects, including performance, software experience, connectivity options, and ruggedness. However, Apple Watches lack one feature that Galaxy Watches offer, and that is blood pressure monitoring. But that might be changing soon. According to Mark Gurman in the Bloomberg Power On newsletter, the upcoming […]
Read MoreOver a decade after the company launched one of its first smartwatches, it appears that Samsung’s bringing back the squarish design for its Galaxy Watch. Some of you have followed its journey in the smartwatch market since 2013 when the Samsung Galaxy Gear was first launched. It had a 1.6-inch square-shaped Super AMOLED display, similar […]
Read MoreSamsung has released a new software update to its five-year-old smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch. It is surprising that the South Korean firm is supporting its wearable devices even five years after the device’s release. This is seldom seen in other smartwatch brands. Galaxy Watch gets software update for improved tracking accuracy The latest software update […]
Read MoreAs lame as it sounds, Galaxy Watch users in South Korea can’t make mobile payments using Samsung Pay on their smartwatch. Although those smartwatches feature NFC, Samsung Pay isn’t available to them in Samsung’s home country. However, that could change soon, thanks to Apple. Apparently, Samsung is thinking of activating the Samsung Pay feature on […]
Read MoreThere was a time when Huawei was really unsettling Samsung. It was before the Chinese giant ran into troubles with the United States. Huawei was pushing the envelope, making bold decisions, and trying to think outside the box to capture Samsung’s market share. The strategy was working, particularly in emerging markets where Huawei could also […]
Read MoreIf you own a Wear OS 3-powered Samsung Galaxy Watch or any other Wear OS 3 smartwatch, then you are in for a treat. Google is rolling out updated notes feed for the Google Keep app. Recently, Google Keep picked up three new tiles for sunset, sunrise, and favorite contacts. Also, the Material You makeover […]
Read MoreSamsung was the first OEM to release Wear OS 3 for smartwatches last year, thanks to its partnership with Google in developing the new OS. Now, Google is building its own hardware to match the software, and in a bizarre turn of events, the wearable nicknamed “Google Pixel Watch” leaked recently in live photos after […]
Read MoreSamsung released a surprise firmware update for a few of its older smartwatches earlier this month, but the roll-out was staggered. The Galaxy Watch 3 and Active 2 were the first to get the new update featuring improvements to fall detection. On the other hand, the changelog for the original Galaxy Watch and Watch Active […]
Read MoreGalaxy S21 owners aren’t the only Samsung customers who can enjoy new software features starting today. Along with the first public One UI 4.0 update for the Galaxy S21 series, today Samsung’s releasing new firmware for a handful of its smartwatches. It adds almost a dozen new watch faces and improvements to Fall Detection. Samsung’s […]
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