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Android smartwatches are headed for a strong 2026, with upgrades to Gemini, Fitbit, and Samsung Health. Here's my list of everything I'm excited about, hoping to see, and dreading.

We had a pretty strong 2025 for Android smartwatches. There's reason to hope for an even better 2026 — except for some problems on the horizon.

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Android Central's Best of 2025: Smartwatches, smart rings, and fitness trackers

Here are all the winners for Best Smartwatch, Smart Ring, and Fitness Tracker for 2025!

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YouTube won't share streaming data with Billboard in 2026 and it's going to change how your favorite artists perform on the top charts

YouTube will stop sharing music streams with Billboard starting midway through January 2026, it's going to have major ripples through the industry.

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The TikTok deal could be the big break the North American smartphone market needs to thrive in 2026

The North American smartphone market has been decidedly stagnant for a while, but 2026 could become a year where change is inevitable.

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Android Central's Best of 2025: Phones

Here are the winners for the Best Android phone (in various categories) for 2025!

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Navigating 2026: Big innovations & supply chain challenges in consumer electronics lie ahead

As the consumer electronics landscape transforms in 2026, innovations like Apple's foldable iPhone and Meta's smart glasses promise excitement, yet supply chain constraints loom, risking affordability.

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The foldable phone ‘failure’ is over: Why 2026 is set to change everything

As the foldable phone market grapples with a turbulent past, innovation surges forward with slimmer designs, as 2026 promises a pivotal moment.

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OnePlus reportedly developing a phone with battery bigger than two Galaxy S25s combined

The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chip may power this upcoming battery-focused OnePlus phone.

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Android 2025 scorecard: Major changes and challenges leading to an exciting future for the OS

With plenty of new features and a brand-new rollout strategy, Google changed quite a lot of things around Android in 2025.

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As Chromebooks appear to reach their final form and Android tablets get better than ever, it sure looks like the two are on a path of convergence

The year started off pretty slow for both Chromebooks and tablets. But there's little denying that 2025 ended up being quite exciting for both platforms, and it really has us curious about the what the future holds.

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Anna's Archive backed up 99% of Spotify listens in the name of 'preservation' — but is it really just piracy?

Anna's Archive, billed as the largest truly-open library in human history, now includes roughly 300TB of Spotify tracks and metadata.

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Did Qi2 and Bluetooth Auracast live up to my expectations in 2025?

Did the accessories market live up to my expectations? Lets take a retrospective look at 2025, my predictions from last year, and what came to pass.

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Google and Samsung in 2025: A defining year for Android’s biggest players

Google and Samsung both had a strong year in 2025, which will shape how 2026 unfolds.

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2025 was awesome for consumer audio, but some key things were very underwhelming

Nothing dropped the bomb, on-device voice controls just bombed, Auracast floundered, and lossless came alive! My takeaways for audio in 2025.

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The state of AI in 2025: How Google, Apple, OpenAI, and others fared

AI continued to grow in 2025, but not in all the ways we expected, and not every company experienced the same level of success. Here's my report card.

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The ultimate step test: I wore 10 fitness watches while walking 10,000 steps. These are the brands you can trust for your New Year's step goals

I took my Amazfit, Apple, Coros, Google, Garmin, OnePlus, Polar, Samsung, Suunto, and Withings watches for a step test to see which you can trust.

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Wear OS in 2025: How Pixel, Galaxy, and OnePlus smartwatches fared against our expectations

I made a dozen guesses for what Google, Samsung, and other Wear OS watch brands would do in 2025. I got a lot right, but not everything.

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Wearables report card 2025: How smartwatches, rings, and glasses fared this year against my predictions

Last year, I had analysts tell me how wearable tech would improve in 2025. Here's what we got right and wrong, and how the big companies did.

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Xreal and Viture enter a patent battle in Europe, marking a milestone in XR

The first major smart glasses patent dispute is playing out in German courts, pitting Xreal against Viture in a landmark case.

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From foldables to AI: How 2025 reshapes the smartphone landscape

From tri-fold phones and ultra-thin designs to AI going mainstream, rising phone prices due to tariffs, here are the biggest tech stories that defined 2025

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Motorola and OnePlus in 2025: A year of triumphs and trials in mobile tech

OnePlus and Motorola continue to play on their strengths, but unfortunately, there wasn't much done to address their weaknesses.

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VR isn't dead, and 2025 has only proven how ridiculous those claims continue to be. That, and XR glasses have finally found their mojo

XR has had a monumental 2025, from the launch of Android XR to a flurry of new smart glasses, this was a massive year of growth and excitement.

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How the top Android OEMs in Asia fared in 2025: Who shines and who struggles amid fierce competition?

I used all phones released by Chinese brands over the course of 2025, so let's take a look at how each brand did this year.

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How to enable Expanded dark mode on a Google Pixel phone

Google Pixel devices now have the option to force dark mode in more apps that don't natively support it, in the December 2025 update.

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2025 was the year the iPhone surprised me, Samsung went ultrathin, OnePlus nailed it big time, and so much more

The North American smartphone market is unlike any in the world, and that comes with its own problems and advantages, all of which shone in 2025.

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