PIXEL WATCH
Pixel Watch ECG and Find My Phone are broken
Recent app updates broke Find My Phone and ECG on Pixel Watch 3 and 4, leaving both features completely unusable for multiple users.
APPLE WATCH1 min read
Apple Watch Won't Get Touch ID
A Chinese leaker cited by MacRumors says Apple deprioritized Touch ID for Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, deciding the space and cost tradeoff wasn't worth it. Battery capacity and unspecified health sensors won the internal argument, and a major redesign with blood glucose monitoring isn't expected until 2028 at the earliest.
WATCHES2 min read
Your Wearable Stopped Watching. Now It's Doing Something About It.
Oura now connects ring owners to a licensed clinician for prescriptions inside the app, Samsung showed a Galaxy Watch can predict fainting five minutes before it happens, Fitbit Air arrived as a screenless tracker with an AI coach that reads medical records, WHOOP's AI coach now remembers your real life, and a smart ring that taps your finger just shipped, all in the same week. Your wearable is moving from passive tracker to active participant, and the hardware to do it is already on people's bodies.
APPLE WATCH1 min read
The ITC Closed the Masimo Case. Apple Watch Blood Oxygen Is Safe for Now.
Apple won a significant legal victory when the International Trade Commission declined to review an earlier ruling, effectively closing its patent dispute with Masimo over the Apple Watch's blood oxyg