Smartwatch Thread (news/apps/updates)

pinkpound · 17 May 2021 at 11:31

Looks like the new Samsung Galaxy watch 4 will run wear OS with and skinned with One UI

https://www.sammobile.com/news/exclusive-galaxy-watch-4-feature-wear-os-confirmed/

Sounds like a good idea

deuse · 17 May 2021 at 12:03

pinkpound said:
Looks like the new Samsung Galaxy watch 4 will run wear OS with and skinned with One UI

https://www.sammobile.com/news/exclusive-galaxy-watch-4-feature-wear-os-confirmed/

Sounds like a good idea

£300-350 price tag.

Wonder what chipset they will use?
I hope it's not snapdragon.

here2018 · 18 May 2021 at 10:31

deuse said:
£300-350 price tag.

Wonder what chipset they will use?
I hope it's not snapdragon.

Samsung Watches usually run on their own Exynos chips.

I am looking forward to seeing this device.

I want a Wear OS watch again but the current crop of devices have the 3100 chip set in & it's not up to much in the battery dept.

jonneymendoza · 18 May 2021 at 10:32

here2018 said:
Samsung Watches usually run on their own Exynos chips.

I am looking forward to seeing this device.

I want a Wear OS watch again but the current crop of devices have the 3100 chip set in & it's not up to much in the battery dept.

the tickwatch pro has the 4100 chip

here2018 · 18 May 2021 at 10:51

jonneymendoza said:
the tickwatch pro has the 4100 chip

Yeah I know, but it's a bit of a bland looking watch.

SexyGreyFox · 18 May 2021 at 14:21

here2018 said:
Yeah I know, but it's a bit of a bland looking watch.

Did you really type that

They all look the same to me especially looking at pictures of both Samsung and Ticwatch together.

jonneymendoza · 18 May 2021 at 14:53

SexyGreyFox said:
Did you really type that
They all look the same to me especially looking at pictures of both Samsung and Ticwatch together.

I was gunna say

mrgubby · 18 May 2021 at 18:48

Pretty much all watches are bland until you install a watch face you like

SexyGreyFox · 18 May 2021 at 19:09

mrgubby said:
Pretty much all watches are bland until you install a watch face you like

I was hoping he was going to come back and say that he preferred the face on the Samsung to the Ticwatch

here2018 · 18 May 2021 at 19:31

SexyGreyFox said:
I was hoping he was going to come back and say that he preferred the face on the Samsung to the Ticwatch

No mate I'm not. :mad:

. Do you think I'm stupid?

The Huawei gt2 & pro are good looking watches, shame they ain't Wear OS.

SexyGreyFox · 18 May 2021 at 19:36

here2018 said:
The Huawei gt2 & pro are good looking watches, shame they ain't Wear OS.

Look the same to me, I have zero idea what's going through your head

here2018 · 18 May 2021 at 20:57

SexyGreyFox said:
Look the same to me, I have zero idea what's going through your head

Orcvader · 19 May 2021 at 10:55

Wear OS is getting a complete revamp, Google is now teaming up with Samsung to merge Wear OS and Tizen into Wear: https://blog.google/products/wear-os/wear-io21/

This sounds very promising, Tizen overall felt sleeker but Wear OS had more polished app choices. Hopefully it will be a perfect balance of both worlds. I'm curious though, is this OS still Android based? Will current Wear OS apps still work on it? Will Tizen apps work on it too?

Fitbit also announced they plan to use the new OS for their premium smart watches: https://9to5google.com/2021/05/18/fitbit-will-make-premium-smartwatches-based-on-wear-os/

steve5424 · 19 May 2021 at 11:02

Orcvader said:
Wear OS is getting a complete revamp, Google is now teaming up with Samsung to merge Wear OS and Tizen into Wear: https://blog.google/products/wear-os/wear-io21/

This sounds very promising, Tizen overall felt sleeker but Wear OS had more polished app choices. Hopefully it will be a perfect balance of both worlds. I'm curious though, is this OS still Android based? Will current Wear OS apps still work on it? Will Tizen apps work on it too?

Fitbit also announced they plan to use the new OS for their premium smart watches: https://9to5google.com/2021/05/18/fitbit-will-make-premium-smartwatches-based-on-wear-os/

It sounds like it's still android based. So all wear apps should be compatible as its a new version combined with Tizen.so both platform apps might work

Samsung and Google have a long history of collaboration. Now, we’re bringing the best of Wear and Tizen into a single, unified platform. By working together we have been able to take strengths of each and combine them into an experience that has faster performance, longer battery life and more of the apps you love available for the watch

Finally, our unified platform will make it easier for developers to build great apps for the watch.

V_R · 19 May 2021 at 21:07

Oh wow. That's a surprise, but a welcome one.

steve5424 · 19 May 2021 at 22:45

May actually get a new wear os watch once that launches. Looks great.

Orcvader · 20 May 2021 at 12:36

Galaxy Active 4 rumoured to come with a 5nm SoC: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsungs_n..._5nm_chipset_and_thinner_bezel-news-49205.php

This should also mean a good boost in terms of power and battery life compared to the current Qualcomm Wear chips, and shouldn't hold the watch back.

SexyGreyFox · 2 Jun 2021 at 19:33

The wife is that impressed with my Ticwatch Pro 3 GPS she has asked for this which I've just bought - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B089KCBPPY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

mrgubby · 2 Jun 2021 at 22:38

SexyGreyFox said:
The wife is that impressed with my Ticwatch Pro 3 GPS she has asked for this which I've just bought - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B089KCBPPY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I just wish Google would get their finger out and let me make calls from my contact list on my Ticwatch Pro 3

"Sorry, I can't do that anymore" is beginning to really **** me off :mad:

DataVampire · 3 Jun 2021 at 00:31

steve5424 said:
It sounds like it's still android based. So all wear apps should be compatible as its a new version combined with Tizen.so both platform apps might work

If you read into various articles. not one manufacture has stated if they will provide a new firmware with the new google/Samsung collaboration onto older watches or in fact if they will be supported. id hazard a guess that you will only get the new google/Samsung os on newer premium devices and in fact not on any of the older devices.

I suspect there are going to be a lot of unhappy people.
Watch face compatibility. The same problem I had going from wear os to Samsung Tizen os. any watch faces previously purchased would not work on the new os. I'm a bit of a watch face freak, I have tons and tons of them. So if i bought one of the new watches containing the new os. I would have to completely buy new ones. make no mistake there will not be any compatibility, you will have to buy new ones including apps I suspect.