Pixel’s Now Playing still isn’t built into Wear OS, but a new app now brings detected songs straight to your smartwatch.

Last week, we reported that Wear OS (at least on the Pixel Watch) was preparing a new grid-style app drawer to replace the scrolling list. Now, instructions have surfaced to show off the feature early ...

The Google Clock app for Wear OS has just made a change that breaks support for every other smartwatch except Google’s own Pixel Watch, leaving out Samsung, OnePlus, and others. On Wear OS, the Google ...

At the end of last week, Google announced a noteworthy change to Wear OS 6+ and its built-in weather app. In short, they said that the built-in weather would soon go away, but it’s also a bit ...

Sideloading files to Wear OS usually requires complex ADB commands, but the new Wear APK Install app offers a simpler solution. The app creates a Wi-Fi file server ...

Google is killing off its Weather app for Pixel smartwatches — and replacing it with a new Pixel Weather app. For the original Weather app, it will be a slow death, however. Any watch running Wear OS ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Smartwatches are extremely convenient, but the Wear OS developers haven't quite thought of everything. The new Spoton app created by ...

About a month ago, Wear OS users who owned smartwatches from Samsung, OnePlus, and others, noticed that the Google Clock app was no longer available. Google hadn’t said anything about the ...

Google says the change is due to “your favorite watch brands offering their own default weather apps on Wear OS.” If you have a Pixel Watch, you’ll use the Pixel Weather app. With watches from other ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. But I've been wearing an Oura Ring for a couple of years now, regardless of what watch I'm sporting — Google, Samsung, or Timex ...

Users of the Pixel Watch have received a notification to update the Fitbit app on their smartwatches. They are getting a new “Update available” notification. Owners can “Tap to start the update” ...

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