The first is reducing the screen timeout. By default, most Wear OS watches keep it at about 15 seconds, which can be longer than needed. Lowering it can help squeeze out more battery. Go to Settings > ...

The Xiaomi Watch 2 is receiving Wear OS 5, a welcome update that keeps our top-recommended budget Wear OS watch relevant for longer.

Wear OS 4 also made its debut with the Galaxy Watch 6 series last year and didn't reach other smartwatches until the Pixel Watch 2's release. It remains to be seen when Wear OS 5 will come to ...

If you have an original Pixel Watch or Pixel Watch 2, good news: Wear OS 5 will begin rolling out today and, with it, a handful of new features. The most interesting one is the Recorder app.

Additionally, Wear OS 5 support allows for updates to apps and Google Play Services that bring in features previously locked to the Pixel Watch 3. This includes the ability to have an app grid ...

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra are the first smartwatches to get Wear OS 5. It won’t be available on other devices until Google’s Pixel Watch 3.

The Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic are the first smartwatches to ship with stable Wear OS 6. Samsung’s new wearables run One UI 8 Watch based on Google’s latest platform. It’s unclear if ...

Samsung confirmed that watch faces that no longer meet Google’s updated policy (i.e. using the Watch Face Format) are no longer compatible with the Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra.

While plenty of hype came from the launch of the Galaxy Watch 7 itself, some were excited over the new Wear OS alone. The smartwatch will notably be the first to feature Wear OS 5, and Google isn ...