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Smartwatches can easily last seven years; I want software support to match (www.androidauthority.com)
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Smartwatch software support lags well behind smartphone pledges, even from Google and Samsung, but this really shouldn't be the case.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Just because the watch doesn't get software updates doesn't turn it into a brick. It still does everything it used to do until something breaks.

The original Apple Watch "Series 0" still works fine with the latest iPhones and iOS. I'm not sure about android wear devices but I'd assume they work fine too.