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There are dozens of smart watches out there — Google Pixel Watch, FitBit, Suunto, Garmin, Coros, and the list goes on. But if you have an iPhone, a lot of those watches aren’t supported, which can be, well, annoying. There’s a rumor that might change soon. Apple released the iOS 26.1 beta 1 code on Monday, and Macworld spotted some …

iOS 26.1 beta 1 arrived earlier this week with a variety of new features and changes. But the beta’s code also revealed, as discovered by Macworld, Apple working toward the iPhone adding third-party smartwatch support. iOS 26.1 code shows Apple working toward improved compatibility with third-party smartwatches Filipe Esposito writes at Macworld: The latest iOS beta code includes an unreleased …

Apple may be working on new functionality that would expand what third-party smartwatches are able to do when connected to an iPhone. As noted by Macworld, iOS 26.1 code mentions a Notification Forwarding feature that could be designed for third-party watches. “Choose Which apps can send notifications to your accessory,” reads one line. “Notifications can be forwarded to one accessory …

Android & Chill (Image credit: Future) One of the web’s longest-running tech columns, Android & Chill is your Saturday discussion of Android, Google, and all things tech. Nobody is surprised that Google announced the new Pixel Watch 4 at its latest Made By Google event. The company, like all others, makes a new model every year. Unfortunately, you’ll have to …

Kerry Wan/ZDNET A new Pixel Watch is hitting the shelves right in time for marathon season. Google unveiled the Pixel Watch 4 at its annual Made By Google event in New York earlier this week.  The watch comes packed with several upgrades that rival its predecessor, like a revamped Fitbit experience, updates to Gemini, and a brighter display. Retailing at …

Smartwatches are useless for measuring actual stress levels, study says  TechSpot Smartwatches offer little insight into stress levels, researchers find  The Guardian New Study Finds Smartwatches Aren’t That Good at Measuring Stress  Gizmodo Your Smartwatch Doesn’t Know Much About Your Mental State and Here’s Why  nextpit.com Is Wearable Tech Making Us Healthier—or Just More Neurotic?  The Daily Beast Source link

They are supposed to monitor you throughout the working day and help make sure that life is not getting on top of you. But a study has concluded that smartwatches cannot accurately measure your stress levels – and may think you are overworked when really you are just excited. Researchers found almost no relationship between the stress levels reported by …

Some health enthusiasts swear by smartwatches as a way to monitor stress levels, but a recent study calls into question that common usage. The study, published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, claims that such watches display a very limited ability to actually communicate what a person’s psychological state is. Sometimes, a watch may think the user is …

The “Pebble” name is officially back, as the Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2 smartwatches that were going to act as a reboot for the experience are now officially called the Pebble 2 Duo and Pebble Time 2*. Over the past few months, original Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky has been in the process of reviving his smartwatch experience through …

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 8 series introduces a “battery protection” feature designed to extend the device’s battery longevity. The feature works by stopping the charge at 90% and only resuming it when the battery level drops down to 85%. This prevents the battery from sitting at a full 100% charge, which reduces stress and …