As with mobiles, watches connected with Wear OS also receive updates. As per usual, They tend to jump in the form of a notification, but this warning doesn’t always come up when the update is available. We teach you how to manually check for these Wear OS updates.
It cannot be said that the watch operating system developed by Google has evolved excessively because, apart from the change it triggered in Wear OS after the first Android Wear, the platform has not received any news. excessive. Everything has changed with the recent alliance between Google and Samsung: Wear OS 3.0, the result of the uni on of this platform with Tizen, aims to become the expected end point
Updates on the watch and also on the mobile
Since the connected watch connects to the phone and each watch with Wear OS must install the appropriate app with that name, incoming updates go directly to the system (watch) or phone app (Wear OS). In addition, the smartwatch manufacturer can update the device from their app and, equally important, the Google Play installed on the smartwatch offers its own updates (and not just apps). This makes Any Wear operating system receives news in these four ways.
To make sure the device is up to date, keep up to date with all the paths through which changes are received, either on the system or in one of the installed applications. Let’s go in stages.
Carry the most important operating system updates
The watches receive the different versions of Wear OS because each manufacturer adapts them to their different devices. The usual thing is that display a notice on the clock when a new update is pending
- Go to your watch and go to settings (the cogwheel in the apps list).
- Scroll down to “System.”
- Go to “Information”.
- Go down to “System updates“and click here.
Wear OS will search the servers for a new version of the system. If there is an update, your watch will prompt you to download and install it. It is advisable to have more than 50% of the battery and that the smartwatch is charging.
Updates pending on Google Play
Every watch with Wear OS has the Google Play Store as one of its options. Applications can be installed from the smartwatch, it is also possible to update them. And not only are new versions of the apps installed that are received, but changes are also made to the clock itself (like those related to Google apps, for example).
It’s convenient to keep everything pending in the watch’s Google Play store up to date. For that:
- Go to the Google Play Store on your watch (present in the list of applications).
- Scroll down to “My Apps”.
- Click “Update All” to have the watch download any pending changes.
By default, Google Play has the active option “Install applications automatically” (it is in the settings of Google Play, on the clock), but it doesn’t work as well as it should. It is convenient to check manually, and with some frequency, if there is something waiting to be updated.
Port operating system updates from phone apps
The above is about what you can watch on your Wear OS smartwatch, but it’s not the only way to receive updates: the manufacturer’s app and the Wear OS app itself can also transfer the changes to the watch. They aren’t as important as system updates or Google Play updates, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop watching them.
This process is simple: go to your mobile’s Google Play store to find out if the Wear OS app has new versions. And do the same with the application offered by the brand of your smartwatch.
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