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Telegram launched a dedicated Wear OS app, restoring full conversation browsing, media viewing, voice message support, and chat management after removing its previous app in 2021. The app also rolled out for Apple Watch. Users can scroll chats, send stickers, and mute or delete conversations directly from their wrist.
Telegram brought back its Wear OS app after five years, now supporting chats, voice messages, and media on Pixel Watch and Galaxy Watch. The app includes muting and pinning chats but lacks location viewing and stickers, which are on the Apple Watch version and teased for a future Wear OS update.
Facer and Citizen launched Kick It, a free Wear OS watch face that pulls live, licensed World Cup data including scores, headlines, and standings. The watch face shifts colors to match a chosen team and plays a crowd chant hourly. It is free in the US, Canada, Japan, and the UK on Wear OS 6.
Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 will pack a 784 mAh battery, a 30% increase over the 590 mAh original. That capacity roughly doubles the 382 mAh battery in the 40mm Galaxy Watch 9 and the 325 mAh Pixel Watch 4. The watch is rumored for a July launch alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 8.
Verizon updated its support page to reflect that the Wear OS 7 update is rolling out for the Pixel Watch family. Google announced Wear OS 7 at I/O 2026 with features including Wear Widgets, Live Updates for real-time information, and enhanced per-app media auto-launch controls.
Verizon updated support pages for the Pixel Watch 2, 3, and 4, confirming the Wear OS 7 update with version CP2A.260603.001 and the June 2026 security patch. The pages reference a June 9 release date, likely a placeholder, as Google has not officially announced the rollout.
Verizon posted changelogs for Pixel Watch 2, Pixel Watch 3, and Pixel Watch 4 receiving Wear OS 7 with the June 2026 security patch. The original Pixel Watch is not listed, likely missing the update. Google announced Wear OS 7 in May with Live Updates, widget rework, and media player updates.
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