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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 is teasing a big Wear OS update for smartwatches tomorrow at I/O A new tweet from the official Wear OS Twitter account is teasing an update tomorrow at I/O 2021 to Google’s frequently forgotten smartwatch operating system. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/17/22440834/google-wear-os-update-io-2021-smartwatch

I know that most people are in agreement that Wear OS is trash and the watch options aren’t great, but I’m foolishly still holding out hope that it will one day be good. Because of that foolishness, here is a bit of news: Google Play on Wear OS is now slightly better. from https://www.droid-life.com/2019/11/13/wear-os-gets-a-redesigned-google-play-store/ https://www.droid-life.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wear-OS-Google-Play.jpg