Read about smartwatches, fitness trackers, and wireless earbuds, including new releases, software updates, battery life, and Android compatibility.
The Huawei FreeBuds SE 5 Max arrives in Malaysia with up to 80 hours of battery life, 52dB active noise cancellation, and Bluetooth 6.0 at RM 159.
Motorola introduced the Moto Watch 2 Fit with Polar tracking and Moto Buds 2 Ultra with Bose audio, arriving in multiple regions starting at €119.
Samsung has started rolling out the stable One UI 9 Watch update to the Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Classic with new firmware builds.
A Galaxy Store app listing hints that the Samsung Galaxy Fit 4 may include NFC payments through Samsung Wallet, a feature rival trackers still lack.
Meta Muse AI agent is now available on Wear OS and Apple Watch as a phone-tethered remote hub, though direct smartwatch payment support remains unconfirmed.
Google is rolling out step-by-step workout guidance to Pixel Watch 3 and newer models in the November Pixel Drop, with several other features coming later.
Huawei Watch Fit 4 adds a Pink NFC edition with contactless payments. In the Philippines, it is discounted to ₱5499 with up to 10 days of battery life.
Samsung sleep apnea detection now tracks breathing interruption severity on Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Watch following US FDA and South Korean clearances.
An AHA study finds wearables and AI can predict hypertensive crises days early, with prompt medication reducing emergency hospital visits by 45%.
Google is rolling out a Pixel Watch battery drain fix via app updates after battery life dropped to roughly 12 hours across multiple watch generations.
Google confirmed that the Wear OS 8 status bar will display the time and system icons in smartwatch apps, with one indicator shown at a time by priority.
A Wear OS system status bar has debuted in Google's canary emulator, previewing in-app indicators that are planned for a future update after Wear OS 7.1.
Garmin CIRQA vibration alerts are now rolling out in firmware 4.20, adding call and text notifications alongside three activity tracking updates.
