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Google, Samsung partner on new wearables OS

Wednesday 19 May 2021 | 09:55 CET | News
Google and Samsung announced they have developed a common operating system for wearable devices. Samsung's Tizen will be folded into Wear OS for a unified platform that will start rolling out later this year on Samsung and other devices. The new software also integrates features from Fitbit following its takeover by Google. 

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Companies: Fitbit / Google / Samsung
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