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Good news if you’re a Fossil Gen 6 owner, the Wear OS 3 update is live today which means you can install it on your own watch. Fossil announced last week that Wear OS 3 would be landing on the Gen 6 watches on October 17. The company is right on time and as 9To5Google points out, users on Reddit are already starting to share their experience with the new software.
According to the user u/Real-Nectarine on Reddit, Wear OS 3 runs smooth on the watch. And really that’s about as good as anyone could have hoped for. You can see how the software runs for yourself in the video below. The footage is brief and really only shows moving around the menus. So keep in mind that performance may vary from user to user and especially when using other features on the watch.
That being said, the first impressions are a good indicator that users will be happy. Hopefully. And as they should. Wear OS 3 delivers a better experience than Wear OS 2. You can check to see if the update is available for your own watch by going into the new Fossil companion app.
Wear OS 3 on the Fossil Gen 6 begins today
With the software update going live for some users already, there’s probably a good chance most people will see the update before the end of the week. If not before the end of the day. As a reminder the update is compatible with four smartwatches from Fossil. The Gen 6, the Skagen Falster Gen, the Michael Kors Gen 6, and the Razer x Fossil Gen 6. All of these watches are powered by the Snapdragon Wear 4100+. Which is why they’re compatible with the new software.
If your watch doesn’t have that chipset in it, then your watch will unfortunately not be getting the update. In which case, it might be a good idea to update to a new watch entirely. If you want to use Wear OS 3 at least. You’ll also need to make sure you back up the watch since the update will wipe your data.