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The Pixel Watch 3 on a black strap next to the Fitbit Charge 6 on an orange strap on a user's wrist with white flowers in the background

The Best Fitbit and Fitbit alternatives in 2025: Tested and rated by our experts

By Dan Bracaglia last updated

We've tested the best Fitbit and Fitbit alternatives to help you find the right wrist-worn device to log your activity, monitor your sleep and keep tabs on your health.

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Google Pixel Watch 3 XL in hand

Google is dropping support for legacy Wear OS faces — here’s what we know

By Josh Render published

Google will complete the retirement of non-WFF watch faces for WearOS in January 2026, making it impossible to download any from the Play Store.

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Garmin Venu X1

Garmin takes on Apple Watch Ultra — here’s the first look at the Garmin Venu X1

By Nick Harris-Fry published

The new Garmin Venu X1 is a sporty smartwatch with a huge AMOLED display that’s set to rival the Apple Watch Ultra 2.

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The Apple Watch Series 10 on a user's wrist showing a colorful orange and pink home screen

Get more from your Apple Watch — 5 hidden Control Center features worth knowing

By Kaycee Hill published

These Apple Watch Control Center features unlock advanced options through press-and-hold gestures, and are well worth knowing.

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Garmin Forerunner 570 vs Garmin Forerunner 970

I raced a 10K with the Garmin Forerunner 970 vs. Garmin Forerunner 570 — here’s the winner

By Nick Harris-Fry published

I ran a local 10K event wearing both the Garmin Forerunner 570 and Garmin Forerunner 970 to test their performance and battery life.

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Smart Stack on Apple Watch

watchOS 26 announced — Workout Buddy and all the new features for your Apple Watch

By Mike Prospero published

Here's everything that was announced for Watch OS 26

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Garmin deals

Amazon is taking up to 50% off Garmin watches — here are 19 deals worth grabbing

By Olivia Halevy last updated

These Garmin watches are on sale just in time for Father's Day. Here are my top picks ahead of June 15.

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Garmin Forerunner 570 and Garmin Forerunner 970

Garmin’s newest watches just got a battery life boost thanks to a free update

By Nick Harris-Fry published

Garmin has released a free software update for the new Forerunner 970 and Forerunner 570 watches, improving their battery life.

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apple watch series 7 (left) and apple watch series 6 (right) laying on a table

watchOS 26 is coming at WWDC 2025 — and these 8 Apple Watches could get it

By Jeff Parsons published

Hours ahead of the WWDC keynote a fresh leak has revealed which Apple Watch models will receive the next watchOS update.

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A render of the watchOS 26 logo on an Apple Watch.

watchOS 26 — all the rumored upgrades coming to Apple Watch

By Scott Younker, Dan Bracaglia last updated

We're getting closer to our first look at the new Apple Watch operating system. Here's what we expect.

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