Wear OS, Apple Watch
Wear OS watches might soon have an edge when it comes to blood oxygen
Last week, medical device maker Masimo announced new deals with Google and Qualcomm to bring its biosensing tech to Wear OS smartwatches. That’s pretty inside baseball for the wearable industry, but it takes an interesting turn when you realize Masimo is also the reason why the new Apple Watch Series 10 doesn’t have blood oxygen features in the US.
Company behind Apple Watch ban just made Wear OS watches much easier to build
Masimo has announced collaboration with Google and Qualcomm to build a smartwatch reference platform for OEMs to use. Read on to know more!
Google Wear OS is about to get a huge hardware boost from the company that hobbled the Apple Watch
Masimo has signed a deal with Google to bring a new hardware platform for smartwatch manufacturers, which could create a hardware influx of Wear OS-powered devices.
Pixel Camera 9.5 for Wear OS rolling out: Viewfinder redesign, watch face shortcut
Officially, the “latest version of Pixel Camera for Wear OS only works on Wear OS 3 (and above) devices connected to Pixel phones,” so other watches should also benefit. We’re seeing Camera 9.5 for Wear OS rolling out beyond the Pixel Watch 3 this afternoon.
Google working with new partner on future Wear OS watches, and it's a name you might recognise already
Google has announced a partnership with Masimo to build a reference platform for OEMs to use for health and fitness when developing Wear OS watches.
After Forcing Apple Watch Ban, Masimo Now Partners with Google for Health Features
Masimo, the company that forced Apple to remove the Blood Oxygen feature, has partnered with Google to improve Wear OS health tracking.
New Wear OS watches will get health upgrades from the company that almost got the Apple Watch banned
With the help of Google, Masimo, a health tech giant, is building a new reference platform with upgraded health tracking on Wear OS.
Google expands Pixel Camera 9.5 for Wear OS to more devices
Unlock the full potential of your Wear OS device with the Pixel Camera 9.5 update. Enjoy a more intuitive and responsive camera app.
The Pixel Watch 3 is the first Wear OS device I'd use over an Apple Watch
After years of rumors and the high-profile acquisition of Fitbit, Google finally revealed the original Pixel Watch back in 2022. While the first-generation smartwatch was a decent
Which smartwatches are getting updated to Wear OS 5?
Google's Wear OS 5 update is already available on some smartwatches, but it's also coming to devices from Samsung and OnePlus ...
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Google Wear OS 5: Features, release date, and more
It’s officially launch season and that means a newly upgraded Wear OS. The latest platform, Wear OS 5, delivers a handful of efficiency updates and other improvements to fitness tracking and ...
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Which watches will get Wear OS 5?
Please verify your email address. Samsung introduced Wear OS 5 on July 10, 2024, at the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra are the first to launch ...
Galaxy Watch 7 vs Pixel Watch 2: There’s a Clear Winner
Galaxy Watch and Pixel Watch are some of the best-selling Wear OS smartwatches. Here's my Pixel Watch 2 Vs Samsung Galaxy ...
The company that sued Apple has joined hands with Google and Qualcomm
Masimo has collaborated with Google and Qualcomm to develop a new reference platform for Wear OS smartwatches. This ...
Android 15 for Google Pixels could go live on October 15
An Android Headlines report claims Google will roll out the stable Android 15 build for compatible Pixel devices on October ...