Google rolls out final update for first Pixel Watch

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Google's original Pixel Watch has received its last software update. The smartwatch, which debuted in October 2022, completes its upgrade cycle with Wear OS 5.1 and this final build, BW1A.251005.003.W1. The minor upgrade includes bug fixes and essential improvements to keep your device safe and running smoothly.

While the update ends long-term improvements and major Wear OS upgrades, you can still receive app and service updates through the Google Play Store. You can check if the October patch has made its way to your device by heading into Settings > System > System Updates on your watch.

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Samsung begins One UI 6 rollout to older Galaxy smartwatches

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Samsung has started rolling out its One UI 6 Watch update to its older Wear OS smartwatches. The update comes to the Galaxy Watch6 before making its way to the Galaxy Watch FE, Galaxy Watch5, and Galaxy Watch4 in the coming weeks.

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Samsung shows off One UI Watch for Wear OS

As it does with its smartphones, Samsung will be putting a skin on top of the new Wear OS platform that it is co-developing with Google. This new One UI Watch for Wear OS aims to "make the Galaxy Watch and smartphone experience more deeply connected" and to create "an entirely new Galaxy Watch experience."

Some of the things we can expect from the One UI Watch experience include auto-install of compatible apps from your phone to the watch, different clocks for various cities will be ported to your wrist, and numbers you block on your Galaxy Watch will be blocked on your phone. 

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Runkeeper blames 'buggy experience' for killing its Wear OS app

Runkeeper is the latest company to retire its Wear OS app. The reason? They claim the app was buggy for most of its users and so they're just opting to take it out of the app starting with version 9.13, which will come out in the next few weeks. The company said in an email to its users that they "want to provide the best tracking experience possible to everyone who uses the Runkeeper app, and we're just not able to offer it on Wear OS by Google at this time." In a follow-up message, the company said it preferred to focus its "limited resources" on other tasks. Runkeeper developers also mentioned that only a small number of its members used the app, so they opted to just get rid of it.

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