Smart Wearables Archives

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 users reporting disparity in Google Fit & Samsung Health data, possible workaround inside

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 is the latest smartwatch in the Galaxy Watch series. It was announced at the Samsung Unpack Event that took on August 11 this year. However...

Sep 11, 2021 2 Min Read

Apps

Wear OS app won't open on some phones, gets stuck on logo/splash screen (possible workaround inside)

The Wear OS app provides one with all they can possibly need to sync their smartwatch and smartphone. It contains useful shortcuts from Google Assistant for stuff like commute times...

Sep 10, 2021 2 Min Read

Apps

Google Fit app unable to connect to Google Play services (not syncing) on Samsung Galaxy Watch 4? Here's a possible fix

Google Fit is among the most used fitness tracking apps and it is also used by many on smartwatches. Now that the Galaxy Watch 4 devices offer One UI Watch...

Sep 10, 2021 2 Min Read

Google

Latest Wear OS Google app update fixes Google Assistant reminders issue, as per some user reports

Google Assistant may be one of the most advanced and accurate voice assistant AI you can find but it still isn’t exactly free from issues, particularly on some...

Sep 10, 2021 2 Min Read

Fitbit

[Poll results live] Google taking over Fitbit hasn't gone down well, but there's still time to make things right

New updates are being added to the bottom of the story… Original story (from Aug 29) follows: Fitbit released its first activity tracker in 2009, but it was until...

Sep 05, 2021 4 Min Read

Android

[Poll] Should Google Pay for Wear OS add support for passes in a future update?

Google Pay is one of the most popular payment apps in the world. It was released in 2015 as Android Pay and later renamed in 2018. Apart from making payments...

Aug 28, 2021 2 Min Read

Apps

[Poll] Samsung Galaxy Watch 4: Are you satisfied with the amount of information shown in the Health app?

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic are the latest entries in the OEM’s smartwatch portfolio. Both smartwatches run Samsung’s One UI Watch...

Aug 27, 2021 2 Min Read

Google

[Poll results out] Wear OS is finally getting serious attention, but Google still has plenty of pending bugs & issues to fix

New updates are being added to the bottom of the story… Original story (from August 15) follows: After Wear OS almost going obsolete thanks to Qualcomm’s poor...

Aug 22, 2021 5 Min Read

Bugs and Issues

Fitbit Versa 3 slow charging allegedly a known issue with no ETA for fix

Barely a day passes without Fitbit users complaining of a new issue or a buggy update, causing some pretty serious issues to the point that some devices become unusable. Fitbit...

Aug 11, 2021 2 Min Read

Bugs and Issues

[Updated: Aug 10] Fitbit Versa 3 issue with tracking too many stairs (wrong floor count) gets acknowledged, but no ETA for fix

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story… Original story (published on July 13, 2021) follows: The Fitbit Versa 3 is a great health and fitness...

Aug 10, 2021 2 Min Read