wear os
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Here’s Everything Announced at Google I/O
Google I/O is back, baby, and that means a metric crap-ton of updates for the Google ecosystem. Although it was virtual, the annual developers’ conference did not fail to be a spectacle that featured opera-singing digital blobs, a bizarre cameo from Michael Peña, and AI bots pretending to be Pluto.
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The Extremely Korean Reason Why Samsung Might Ditch Tizen for Wear OS
When I first heard the rumours that Samsung might ditch its proprietary Tizen OS for wearables in favour of Google’s Wear OS, I was flummoxed. Tizen is snappy and free of the many problems plaguing Google’s wearables softeware. In fact, I’d say Tizen has played a large role in making Samsung’s smartwatches the best option…
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It’s Looking Like Samsung’s Return to Wear OS Is Inevitable
Rumours that Samsung might be ditching its proprietary smartwatch operating system for Google’s neglected Wear OS platform aren’t new. However, it’s looking increasingly likely that Tizen OS is not long for this world.
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Maybe There’s Hope for Wear OS Yet
There are a lot of reasons why Google’s Wear OS as a smartwatch platform is so frustrating. It lacks the advanced health features you see from other wearables makers, nearly all the available watches are still reliant on outdated chips, and historically, Google hasn’t been the best at delivering timely updates. Recent attempts to fix…