Fossil is within the means of rolling out a brand new model of Put on OS to Gen 6 smartwatches, nevertheless it’s not the most recent model, and as an alternative Put on OS 3.5.
Put on OS 4 debuted over the Summer time on the Galaxy Watch 6 sequence, and has since additionally expanded to Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2. Fossil, although, isn’t but rolling out that replace. As an alternative, the corporate is bringing Put on OS 3.5 to its Gen 6 smartwatches, corresponding to Fossil Gen 6, Skagen Falster Gen 6, and others.
The replace began rolling out round every week in the past as some customers on Reddit have proven, and has been increasing to extra customers within the time since.
What’s new in Fossil’s Put on OS 3.5 replace? To this point, it doesn’t seem like there’s an entire lot. Customers point out a handful of UI tweaks and a few enhancements to efficiency, however no main modifications. That doesn’t come as an enormous shock, as Put on OS 3.5 is only a minor replace on prime of Put on OS 3. Notably, it’s the model that was put in out of the field on the primary Pixel Watch, and hit Samsung’s Galaxy Watch lineup in mid-2022. Realistically, 3.5 is the replace Fossil in all probability ought to have launched late final yr when the corporate initially launched Put on OS 3 to its smartwatches.
Regardless of the lengthy lead time, although, it appears there are some points. On a number of threads, customers word boot looping, set up time, and tough battery points whereas attempting to put in or after putting in the Put on OS 3.5 replace on their Fossil watch. Fossil has responded to fairly a number of of those points, even confirming that the replace was on pause for some time. The replace does appear to have since resumed in its rollout, however Fossil hasn’t offered any official data on what’s been mounted.
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