Samsung pulls app support for its original Android smartwatch just ahead of Wear OS adoption
July 5, 2021
Samsung’s Tizen-based smartwatches are what has brought the company some success, but Android was what first filled that role. Now, though, the 2013-released Samsung Galaxy Gear is about to lose access to apps if it’s still running Android.
The original Galaxy Gear has seen a bit of a roller-coaster ride since launch. In 2013, the product launched with a forked version of Android around the…