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Samsung really is making a Wear OS smartwatch – but why?

Samsung really is making a Wear OS smartwatch – but why?

Posted on March 4, 2021August 27, 2023 By Jarvis

We ask why Samsung is rejoining the Wear OS clan

Last month we reported on rumors that Samsung is preparing a shock return to Wear OS and now there’s some evidence to back things up.

After a Twitter tipster predicted the company was departing from Tizen to embrace Wear OS, eagle-eyed experts at XDA Developers have spotted a clue in Samsung code.

Developer Ivan Meler spotted reference to a device codenamed ‘Merlot’, which runs on Wear OS listed in kernel source code for the Galaxy S20 smartphone.
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Wearables Tags:developer, galaxy, Galaxy S20, rumors, S20, Samsung, smartphone, smartwatch, The Galaxy S20, Tizen, Twitter, Wear OS

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