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The Pixel Weather app is coming to Wear OS. Pixel Weather on Wear OS has a similar layout to the Weather app, but introduces Material 3 Expressive design. The app is expected to arrive with the Pixel ...

Sometimes, a tiny, mysterious white dot appears at the top of your Android phone's screen on the status bar without warning or explanation. Its actual job is simple yet maddening. It tells you that ...

Google is bringing its popular Pixel Weather app to the Pixel Watch, giving smartwatch users the same clean Material 3 design and detailed forecasts already loved on Pixel phones. The Pixel Watch is ...

After releasing with Wear OS 3, the Google Weather app is now going away with Wear OS 6, though there are some caveats. On Wear OS 5 or earlier, there are no changes, and you can “continue to use and ...

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