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Samsung rolls out Android Wear 1.5 update for the Gear Live

Samsung is in the midst of rolling out a minor software update to all Gear Live units located in Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The upgrade, which is referred to in the industry as Android Wear 1.5, doesn't bring any notable new features to the unit. Instead, it's targeted at patching any issues […]

By Josh L.
8 years ago

A Samsung 2016 Android Wear smartwatch could come – but don’t get your hopes up

Samsung is a formidable giant within Android, so it makes sense that Samsung would be at the heart of any discussion regarding Google's world-dominating mobile OS. Once again, all eyes are on Samsung due to what has been perceived as the company's interesting relationship with Android Wear. This week's issue concerns the Korean giant's long-term, short-term, or no-term […]

By Deidre R.
8 years ago

Samsung changes its mind, says it’s not dumping Android Wear for now

It was reported yesterday that Samsung has confirmed that it's not going to make any Android Wear-powered smartwatches anymore. Some unnamed Samsung executives were cited in a Fast Company report saying that the company had no Android Wear smartwatches in the pipeline and that it wasn't planning to make any in the future. Samsung has now […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung says it won’t make Android Wear smartwatches anymore

It has been a while since Samsung released an Android Wear-powered smartwatch. The Gear Live was its first and only smartwatch powered by this platform and even though Google has made significant improvements to Android Wear, Samsung has stuck with its own OS for smartwatches. Samsung has now said that it's not going to make […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Latest eBay deal discounts the Gear Live to $79 only

We often cover eBay discounts here because many trusted sellers often provide great Samsung devices at very attractive prices. Over the past few months some good deals have been offered for handsets like the Galaxy S6 edge and the Galaxy Note 5. Today a trusted seller on eBay is offering the Gear Live for a very attractive […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

Samsung Gear Live no longer available from Google Play, probably discontinued

Samsung hasn't been very keen on Android Wear, but the company was still the first (along with LG) to launch a smartwatch running Google's OS for wearables. This watch was the Gear Live, which is basically a rehashed Gear that cut down on some features (like calling) thanks to Android Wear's limited nature. Needless to say, the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

Android Wear update 5.0.2 for Samsung Gear Live now seeding

An all new update for the Android Wear powered Samsung Gear Live is now seeding. The update — to version 5.0.2 — brings no real functionality to the smartwatch, but instead adds some optimizations and updates Google Play services. To download the update, your Gear Live must have at least 60% battery, just to be […]

By Yash G.
10 years ago

Samsung Gear Live getting Android Wear 4.4W.2 update

The Gear Live, Samsung's one and only Android Wear smartwatch, is beginning to receive an update to Android Wear 4.4W.2. The update brings a couple of new features, most of which have been present on Samsung's own Gear watches for quite some time. These include support for GPS (similar to the Gear S, which runs […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

Review: Samsung Gear Live (SM-R382)

Why the huge delay in the review, you may ask? Well, we actually bought the Samsung Gear Live, so as it wasn’t a review sample, we weren’t bound by time limitations with the device – which is usually two weeks. We wanted to extensively test out Android Wear, as it was our first encounter with […]

By Faryaab S.
10 years ago

Watch this Samsung Gear Live run the Windows 95 operating system

We've seen some smartphones and tablets running full-fledged desktop operating systems but this is something really phenomenal. Corbin Davenport, a YouTube user has posted a video of the Android Wear powered Gear Live running Windows 95 operating system. Looking at the video, we can say that the experience of using Windows 95 is too far from […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
10 years ago

Android Wear 4.4.W.1 update rolling out to the Samsung Gear Live

The Gear Live is reportedly getting the Android Wear 4.4.W.1 software update from Google. This update is expected to bring improvements in navigation experience and some voice action related experience. Google might soon roll out this update to other Android Wear based smartwatches. Please let us know if you have noticed any other improvement in your Gear […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
10 years ago

New ad highlights Samsung Experience Shops

In this age of online shopping, fewer and fewer people actually leave their house in order to buy things. Unsurprisingly, there is a large contingent of U.S. shoppers that are unaware that Samsung actually has a physical store presence, called Experience Shops. These shops – more than 1,400 of them – come as a result […]

By Daniel G.
10 years ago

Samsung Gear Live now available for ordering Best Buy stores in the US

When Samsung launched its first Android Wear smartwatch, it was announced that the watch would be headed to retail stores sometime after it went live on the Google Play Store. That day has finally arrived, as the Gear Live is now available for purchase from Best Buy stores in the US, in addition to Amazon […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

Samsung Gear Live gets torn down by iFixit, has a Wi-Fi chip inside for some reason

That's right, folks, Samsung's first Android Wear smartwatch has gone under the knife once again, with the experts over at iFixit the ones to pull it apart this time around. The Gear Live scored a favorable 8 out of 10 points when it comes to repairability – it has an easy to open case despite […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

Samsung Gear Live charging mechanism reportedly getting damaged easily

At Google I/O, Samsung's first Android Wear smartwatch, the Gear Live, was announced, and was also given away to attendees (a choice was offered between the Gear Live and LG's G Watch). However, it looks like some of those who received the Gear Live ahead of its market launch might have ran into a case […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

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