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New Wear OS can run on existing smartwatches after all, but there's a catch Qualcomm has confirmed that the new version of Wear OS developed by Google and Samsung can run on existing smartwatches with the Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset. In a statement to XDA Developers, the chipmaker said, “We are working with Google on bringing Wear OS 3. Continue Reading . . . https://www.androidauthority.com/wear-os-3-smartwatches-1236122/

Google and Samsung are merging Wear OS and Tizen In yet another sign of the growing alliance between Google and Samsung, today both companies announced that they are essentially combining Wear OS — Google’s operating system — and the Tizen-based software platform that has been foundational to Samsung’s wearables for many years. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/18/22440483/samsung-smartwatch-google-wearos-tizen-watch