The big reveal, however (or as big as it can be before we get a proper look at I/O next week), was that Wear OS 6 will see the addition of Gemini features, even to wearables outside of Google's own offerings like the best Samsung watches.

While Material 3 Expressive is not coming to Wear OS 6 until later this year, Google is already updating Tiles with the new design language.

The OnePlus Watch 3 vies to be the best Wear OS smartwatch around, combining great performance and design with incredible battery life.

Google has confirmed that Wear OS 6, based on Android 16, will launch later this year. The company says Wear OS 6 will be available on the Pixel Watch series and on new watches from partners in the “coming months.” The new smartwatch software brings a revised UI and up to 10% better battery life.

Google is reminding Pixel Watch owners that they have the option to transfer their smartwatch over a new smartphone instead of resetting.

It will arrive with the One UI 8 Watch update. The Now Bar is a big part of Samsung's One UI 7 based on Android 15, and it's now seemingly also headed

A teardown of the settings APK from thge One UI Watch 8 leak has shed light on an upcoming Wear OS 6 feature called Raise to Talk.