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Wear OS 7 is finally bringing proper Android widgets to your wrist

… These would align perfectly with the 2x1 and 2x2 formats on your Android phone, ensuring that widgets feel familiar across your phone and your watch. Complementing widgets are Live Updates. …

May 20, 2026 · Karandeep Singh Oberoi

Google Gemini on Wear OS picks up a revamped weather card

… It has taken a while, but this improved weather interface is now appearing on eligible Wear OS smartwatches. The folks at Android Authority have spotted the redesigned weather card in version 1.28.1695 of the Gemini on Wear OS app. …

Mar 10, 2026 · Chethan Rao

Spotify Wear OS update brings a new look and gesture controls

… Sign in to your Android Police account There are plenty of great music apps available for Android, but perhaps the most popular one out of the bunch is going to be Spotify. …

Mar 17, 2026 · Timi Cantisano

Android 17 is becoming the ultimate minimalist OS — if you know which toggles to hit

… Introduced with Android 10, this mechanism lets Google update core OS modules directly via the Play Store without waiting for full firmware updates from device manufacturers, dramatically speeding up security patching across the ecosystem. …

Apr 15, 2026 · Ben Khalesi

Google Play Store to add badge to apps optimized for larger screens

… However, with Google aiming to combine Android and Chrome OS into a new operating system currently known as "Aluminium OS", it's obviously noticed that Android could do with more support for larger screens. …

Apr 28, 2026 · Mark Jansen

The Pixel Watch 3 resurfaces at a new, lower price that's hard to ignore

… Sign in to your Android Police account If you're looking for a new Wear OS smartwatch, the Pixel Watch 3 is an easy one to recommend. …

Mar 12, 2026 · Timi Cantisano

Galaxy Watch 9 leak hints at three new models, plus a borrowed feature from Google

… The existing code for the feature has been joined by a version marked as "WearOS", along with a "3p" addition. As Android Authority posits, this could mean Raise-to-Talk is to be pushed out to Wear OS more widely, with "3p" standing for "third party". …

May 29, 2026 · Mark Jansen

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