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

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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