Fossil-branded new smartwatches receive Wear OS 3 updates. The Skagen Falster Gen 6 was announced about a year ago in his early 2022 and launched on the Snapdragon Wear 4100+ platform. The smartwatch has been promised a new update since its initial launch, and despite the original timeline for the second half of 2022, the update has arrived about two weeks behind schedule.
Skagenfalster 6th generation
The user of the Reddit thread that posted about the update in progress. One owner reported that Skagen now has fewer watch faces and none on his Pixel watch available in the update. Apparently, Skagen only has eight faces. Others have reported some missing features here and there. As with his October update of the Fossil Gen 6, Google Assistant is not included in the update. This is due to hardware limitations of Wear OS 3 and Google Assistant. Assistant is currently only available on his Wear OS 3 watch, which runs Samsung’s wearable Exynos chipset.
The user claims the update contains the same build number as the Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch that received the same update in October.Another user’s first impression is that the UI is smoother and faster. It can be felt and states that there is no noticeable difference in battery life. Another one said connectivity and app options have improved on his iOS.
Skagen Falster Gen 6 paired with the Wear OS app
If you download the Wear OS 3 update for your smartwatch, you should be aware that all user data on your smartwatch will be wiped and you will need to use the new Skagen Companion App to set up your watch. As mentioned above, you will also not be able to use the Google Assistant on your wrist. Hopefully Google will work with Qualcomm to do what it takes to bring the Assistant back to life. Otherwise, Alexa can be your alternative voice assistant.
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