Insider reports Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 3 and E3 will receive unified Wear OS update

Enrique, 01 July 2021

There’s been much uncertainty surrounding Wear OS-powered smartwatches and whether they’d be upgraded to the newly announced “unified platform” that Google co-developed with Samsung, and is expected to arrive later this year.

Wareable reports that two of Mobvoi’s TicWatch models, the Pro 3 and E3, are slated to receive the “Unified OS” update, which has also been referred to as “Wear OS 3.0”. The report is cited to come from a source close to the matter.

Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 3 Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 3

Wareable’s source also reported there will be a waiting period before the TicWatch models will be updated. While the Wear OS 3.0 update is expected to arrive some time in Q3 or Q4 of this year with new smartwatches, the TicWatches won’t be updated until late this year into early 2022.

The report is to be taken with a grain of salt, as both companies involved with the updates: Qualcomm – who produced the vast majority of Snapdragon Wear chipsets powering Wear OS devices, and Google -who makes the software, are not exactly on the same page when it comes to getting current Wear OS devices updated.

Previously leaked render of Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Previously leaked render of Samsung Galaxy Watch4

Just this week, Samsung announced that its new smartwatches are going to run “One UI Watch” based on the new Wear OS. It didn’t really announce anything new. One UI Watch will integrate better with Google services and Android itself. After all, it’ll be running Wear OS.

Samsung will officially announce the first Galaxy Watch running One UI Watch later this summer, perhaps August.

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  • Anonymous
  • 05 Jul 2021
  • m%Q

Yeah , for each their own, I just want a choice. I understand your point as well. I work in IT and have test devices, got apple watch as leftover gift that I attached to test iphone I have and I love it! I can leave my phone for good and if someone w...

  • BoopyTheFox
  • 03 Jul 2021
  • Sse

To be honest, i love round-shaped smartwatches. Sure, all our content is rectangular, but people don't really get smartwatches to consume content. To me personally, smartwatch is a "glanceable" device, that i can use without bein...

Maybe they will later. I've actually been just fine using the 3 Pro's round shape but you do have a point.

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