Key Points: Enhanced Communication and Connectivity: Edit sent messages, share hotspots effortlessly, and switch devices during calls seamlessly. Smart Home Integration: Manage smart devices from your phone or smartwatch with new widgets and tiles. Expanded Features and Security: Enjoy festive ...
Key Points: Grid-Based App Launcher: A new, toggleable grid view for apps. Privacy Dashboard: Enhanced privacy controls akin to Android 12. Battery Life Enhancements: Significant power savings during workouts. During Google I/O 2024, Google introduced an array of updates to ...
Key Points: Google Wallet, the digital wallet service by Google, is raising the minimum operating system (OS) requirements for Android devices and Wear OS. Starting June 10, Google Wallet will mandate Android 9 or higher on smartphones and Wear OS ...
Key Points: Google has unveiled School Time, a new feature for Wear OS devices, aimed at helping parents regulate their children’s screen time and maintain focus during school hours. Similar to Apple Watch’s School Time feature, it allows parents to ...
Key Points: With the date of June 30, 2025, set for the shutdown of the Google Fit developer APIs, it becomes unclear whether wearable and Android Apps are going to go on or not. Developers will have until the date ...
Key Points: As can be seen on the Play Store, it may soon be that Google Messages and Wallet will have Tiles on the second coming of Google’s Wear OS. At present, the Suite comprises Tiles which are bearing names ...
Key Points: Google Maps updates Wear OS Tile, replacing the “Search” button with a direct “Map” shortcut for quicker access to the map view. The new update allows users to tap on places for basic listings and view upcoming departure ...
The last tragic incident that caused data loss and headaches for Wear OS users was a glitch. Their switch to Google Wallet is almost as hassle-free as its highly convenient tap-to-pay solution, which now requires the input of a PIN ...
Google will be implementing an upgrade within Google Pay to ensure secure contactless payments on wearable devices that use its OS operating system. You may find that you’ll have more opportunities to use your PIN, simply because your watch will ...
Wait, smartwatch users! If you’re using Google Wallet, you’ll need to make sure you enter your PIN code before you can make a payment through your Wear OS device by tapping on the payment symbol. In the same way, these ...
