World News Headlines July 23, 2021 Under One Ceiling 0 Google basically confirms Wear OS 3 compatibility will be a nightmare 0 0000 0 0 more Google basically confirms Wear OS 3 compatibility will be a nightmare July 23, 2021 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options July 23, 2021 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day July 23, 2021 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason July 23, 2021 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 July 23, 2021 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas July 23, 2021 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience July 23, 2021 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men July 23, 2021 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine July 23, 2021 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal July 23, 2021 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found July 23, 2021 Under One Ceiling Google basically confirms Wear OS 3 compatibility will be a nightmare Are you excited for the next-generation of Wear OS, Google’s smartwatch platform? Well, I regret to inform you that, depending on your watch, upgrading could be a bit of a struggle. In a blog post titled “What Wear OS 3 means for you,” Google gives a subtle hint of what users can expect for its latest smartwatch operating system. And it doesn’t seem all that great. For starters, the company’s confirmed that its new unified smartwatch platform officially goes by Wear OS 3. And now that that’s out of the way, let’s talk about the important stuff: The process of updating compatible smartwatches. According to Google, “a system update to Wear OS 3 will bring the benefit of many of the new experiences, and in some limited cases, the user experience will also be impacted.” The post goes on to explain that some changes to the OS will require users to reset their smartwatch back to factory settings in order to upgrade. SEE ALSO: Tag Heuer has a Super Mario-themed smartwatch to sell you for $2,150 I’m not sure about you, but having to reset my smartwatch only to then set it up again sounds like a nightmare. And Google recognizes that… sort of. The system upgrade will work on an opt-in basis for eligible devices, and Google will also offer details ahead of the update so you know what to expect. That way, you can choose whether or not it’s worth it to install. And speaking of those eligible smartwatches, the company also revealed which Wear OS devices will support the upgrade. The list includes Mobvoi’s TicWatch Pro 3 (GPS and cellular models), TicWatch E3, and upcoming TicWatch devices. SEE ALSO: Samsung’s next Galaxy smartwatch will work more like an Apple Watch Sadly, if you dropped hundreds of dollars on a smartwatch within the Fossil Group’s portfolio (like any of those from Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Misfit, and Armani, among others), it didn’t make the cut. Only Fossil Group’s next-generation devices (launching later this year) will play nicely with Wear OS 3. Those who don’t see their Wear OS smartwatch on the list, or who don’t want to upgrade will still receive security updates for a minimum of two years from when their device launched. As for when we can expect Wear OS 3? Well, Google said it won’t arrive until the mid to second half of 2022. If you’d rather get your hands on the new OS sooner rather than later, your only option (as of now) is to invest in Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch. Set to debut at Galaxy Unpacked next month, it’ll be the first smartwatch to run Wear OS 3. We’ve reached out to Google for comment and will update this story when we hear back. Related Related posts: COP26: Supermarkets promise to halve environmental impact by 2030 The Latest: Huddles delay stocktaking session at UN talks For the second time, New Zealand politician cycles to give birth How to navigate dating when you have borderline personality disorder (BPD) tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous Danish military spots Iranian vessels in the Baltic Sea next How to disable Instagram's new sensitive content controls
