Wear OS 6 is messing up third-party watch faces on Pixel and Galaxy watches with a ghosting glitch.
We had a pretty strong 2025 for Android smartwatches. There's reason to hope for an even better 2026 — except for some problems on the horizon.
I made a dozen guesses for what Google, Samsung, and other Wear OS watch brands would do in 2025. I got a lot right, but not everything.
Google's Androidify received an update that lets users take their unique Android bots and transform them into a Wear OS face.
A bug has stranded owners of the original Pixel Watch and Galaxy Watch without a functional, native weather app.
Google is bolstering the Pixel Watch's always-on display support to add timers, stopwatches, and media controls with Google Clock version 6.11.
Samsung's eagerly awaited One UI 8 Watch update, featuring Wear OS 6 enhancements, is set to launch for the Galaxy Watch 5 series.
Samsung's One UI 8 Watch rollout is continuing, with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro next up to receive the Wear OS 6 boost.
This week, we get the first look at the OnePlus 15R and a mystery OnePlus smartwatch, Wear OS 6 finally lands on Galaxy Watch 6, Android Auto gets Gemini-ed, Google solves the file sharing issue with Apple, and Galaxy Buds Pro 4 leaks.
The Pixel Watch 4 has the best version of Wear OS yet, but Google should take inspiration from Samsung for both Tiles and long-term software support.