A new chip for Wear OS watches is coming soon
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#61CSD)
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Wear OS watches could finally get the upgraded chip that they so desperately need (via 9to5Google). Qualcomm teased the possibility in a video posted to Twitter, indicating its next Snapdragon smartwatch chip is coming soon."
After Samsung and Google announced their collaboration on Wear OS 3 last summer, Qualcomm said it would roll out a new chip in the next year. It looks like Qualcomm's following through on that promise, although we have no idea when it will launch. (Maybe Google will use it in its upcoming Pixel Watch).
The clock is ticking on something big. pic.twitter.com/0bYaGf3SrF
- Snapdragon (@Snapdragon) July 12, 2022
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