The Gear Live in 2014 is the last smartest thing that Samsung has manufactured with a software optimized by Google on edge - and it will last longer than Wear OS will be called Android Wear - but the rumor is that the company is about to return back. According to the usually reliable Ice Universe on Twitter, “Samsung's new watch will use Android to replace Tizen@. The informant does not provide any further information, so it is up to us to fill in the blanks here. Since the Gear Live, Samsung has used its own Tizen software on its smartwatches and has done a great job with it. The most recent release was the Galaxy Watch 3 in August, which we really liked. As for what the "new watch" will be, it's unclear: two new models are apparently in the works, but whether one of them will be the Galaxy Watch 4 or perhaps a new entry in the more affordable Active remains to be seen. Samsung smart watch series. to be seen. In short, there's a lot we don't know except that the switch could be made, and among the questions we're asking ourselves is why Samsung would decide to return to the Google and Android camp. Perhaps maintaining Tizen is an additional burden. Admittedly, the Galaxy S21 had a few more ties to Google than previous Samsung smartphones, so it's possible the two companies are friendlier than they've been in a long time. It could be a sign that Google is asking Samsung to help promote a platform that has been in the doldrums of late. There are very few top-tier Wear OS smartwatches out there right now, with models like the Fossil Gen 5 and TicWatch Pro 3 still flying the flag. Whether Wear OS is better than Tizen is certainly debatable, although Google's offering arguably offers better app support and a wider selection of watch faces. What we could really do is have a Google Pixel smartwatch to set the standard for Wear OS wearables in the future, but it's been a while since we've heard a solid buzz about this device. Maybe Google's acquisition of Fitbit will put it back on the drawing board. Via Android Police