Google has announced a bunch of new features that will be released to all Android smartphones and most Wear OS smartwatches. So, you will likely get these features on your Galaxy smartphone, tablet, and smartwatch. Two of those features are powered by AI, while one feature is very helpful but limited to the USA. Five […]
Read MoreTruecaller 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 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 MoreRecently, during the launch of the Pixel 9 and the Pixel Watch 3, Google announced that it will soon roll out a new feature that would let users save Google Maps data for offline usage. Now, the company has started rolling out that feature, and Wear OS-based Galaxy Watch users can now use Google Maps […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy Watch 7 and the Galaxy Watch Ultra, which were launched last month, are the world’s first smartwatches running Wear OS 5. Those watches and previous-generation Galaxy Watches could even get the One UI 6.5 Watch update in the future, as Google seems to be working on Wear OS 5.1, which is based on […]
Read MoreGoogle has announced some new features that can help parents keep track of their kids’ online activities. Android smartphones/tablets and Wear OS smartwatches will soon get a new feature from Google called School Time, which will limit kids’ interactions with their devices “to promote a productive learning environment.” Android phones and tablets and Wear OS […]
Read MoreYou can now control smart home devices more easily from your Wear OS-based Galaxy Watch. Google announced this feature last month at the Google I/O 2024 event, and it is now available on Samsung’s recent and upcoming Galaxy Watches. Use Google Home’s complication and tile to control smart home devices easily The Google Home app […]
Read MoreSamsung has released an update to the Samsung Internet Browser for Wear OS. It changes the web browser’s version to 3.2.00.8 and brings a much-needed feature, the ability to forward pages on Galaxy Watch models (and go to previous webpages and forward webpages on non-Samsung Wear OS smartwatches). Up until now, when you were browsing […]
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 MoreThe Galaxy Watch 6 series was launched last year with Wear OS 4 onboard. Before the end of this year, the smartwatch could get a major update in the form of Wear OS 5. Galaxy Watch 6 could get Wear OS 5-based One UI Watch 6 update later this year It has been revealed by […]
Read MoreThere’s some good news for Samsung and the Wear OS segment overall. A new report indicates that sales of Wear OS-based smartwatches will improve considerably this year. This will come at the expense of Apple’s WatchOS, which is quite interesting. Wear OS smartwatches sales to increase in 2024 According to a new report from Counterpoint […]
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 MoreThe Apple-owned music recognition app, Shazam, has a Wear OS app, and it recently received a huge update (via 9To5Google) for Wear OS-based smartwatches. You can install it on your Galaxy Watch 4 (or newer) if want to recognize music playing around you or want to discover new new songs. The newest version of the […]
Read MoreAt MWC 2024, Google announced a new feature for Google Maps for Wear OS. This feature shows you public transit options to reach a location. The company reiterated the feature in the March 2024 Pixel Feature Drop. Now, it has finally started rolling out the feature. According to a new report from 9To5Google, Google is […]
Read MoreAt MWC 2024, Google announced a new feature for Google Maps for Wear OS. This feature shows you public transit options to reach a location. The company reiterated the feature in the March 2024 Pixel Feature Drop. Now, it has finally started rolling out the feature. According to a new report from 9To5Google, Google is […]
Read MoreAt MWC 2024, Google announced a new feature for Google Maps for Wear OS. This feature shows you public transit options to reach a location. The company reiterated the feature in the March 2024 Pixel Feature Drop. Now, it has finally started rolling out the feature. According to a new report from 9To5Google, Google is […]
Read MoreGoogle and Samsung co-developed the new Watch Face Format (WFF) for Wear OS 4. This new format is easier to maintain and is more power-efficient, leading to longer battery life. Google is urging (via 9o5Google) third-party Wear OS watch face developers to use the new format instead of relying on the older method of creating […]
Read MoreMobile World Congress (MWC) used to be really exciting a few years ago, as almost all smartphone brands used to reveal their flagship phones for the year at the expo. The event has become subdued now, but there are still some exciting announcements coming from MWC. Google has revealed some new features for Android-based phones […]
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