Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch owners are in for a treat as the company is rolling out new features for the wearables. The new additions arrive from a software upgrade, which brings the Wear OS 3.5 build.

Fossil Gen 6 Smartwatches Wear OS 3.5 Update

The new update was released and it adds new features along with enhancements to the smartwatches. These Gen 6 smartwatches include models like Standard, Wellness Edition, Skagen Falster, and Diesel Griffed. With Wear OS 3.5, Fossil claims that users can expect to see improved battery life, although no specifics were revealed. So the end user experience could vary.

The Fossil Gen 6 smartwatches will also run up to 30 percent faster thanks to a more optimized experience. Furthermore, these models will support more third party apps now. There are changes to the UI as well, with a Tile layout for the home screen, a Google Home shortcut, and gesture controls for more intuitive navigation. Notably, the enhanced performance is also paired with better fitness tracking thanks to Fitbit integration.

This is not surprising considering Google acquired Fitbit a while back. Just earlier this year, we had also talked about the Gen 6 watch lineup receiving the Wear OS 3 update. This brought the Google Assistant to the Fossil Gen 6 smartwatches. But it is unclear if Wear OS 4 is planned for the series.

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Fossil Gen 5 Smartwatch which generally retails for $265 is now available at a discounted price of $179 only at Amazon US. This is a limited-time offer.

Fossil Gen 5

Key Features:

• Powered by Wear OS
• Carlyle Stainless Steel Touchscreen
• Works with both Android and iOS
• Interchangeable with all Fossil 22mm bands
• Heart rate and activity tracking using Google Fit
• Built-in GPS
• 3ATM waterproof
• Control Smart home devices
• 8GB storage for your music
• Multi-day battery life
• Colors: Brown, Smoke, Black

For a limited time, you can buy Fossil Gen 5 for a discounted price of $179 only at Amazon US. Please note that at this price this is a value for money deal. So grab the smartwatch asap.

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Fossil finally launches the Hybrid HR smartwatch in China for a starting price of 1890 Yuan ($266). This smartwatch with a fusion of classic design and smart features was first announced back in November of 2019.

The Fossil Hybrid HR is unlike other smartwatches in the market featuring a classic watch design complete with mechanical arms. But as a smart wearable, it also comes with a display – an e-ink one rather than an OLED panel. Further, it also has an accelerometer, optical heart rate sensor, water-resistance up to 3ATM.

The e-ink display on the Hybrid HR measures only 1.06-inch and is enclosed in a stainless steel casing with no support for touch input. And thus, the smartwatch has to be controlled using three push buttons on the right side, out of which the middle one resembles a crown but unfortunately it is not one.

The smart features of the watch include app notifications, call, and message alerts, music controls,  weather, multiple time zones, stopwatch, timer, fitness tracking, and sleep tracking. The watch comes with Bluetooth 5.0 to connect with smartphones running iOS 10 / Android 5.0 and above.

Fossil Hybrid HR Smartwatch

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Also, like any other watch, the Fossil Hybrid HR smartwatch comes in a number of finishes with a wide range of straps to choose from.

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