Is there a future for full‑Android watches?

Hi, I’m wondering why most full‑Android smartwatches seem capped at Android 10, with very few models moving to Android 11+.

I’m also curious why big brands like Kospet, Zeblaze, and LEMFO have released no new standalone models lately and seem to provide so few firmware/OTA updates.

So… is there any future for full‑Android watches? :thinking:

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I Think , as there are no essential Future things, it is quite difficult for those watches. No new Android Version, no Banking/nfc function, small other Development,…..

Poor Outlook…….

I have an apple Watch since a few months, because I have an iPhone for a Long time. After several Full Android watches like

Neptune pine, Zeblaze, Lemfo,….. it was always the same : poor hardware quality, old android, …..

Ok, my Apple Watch is Not Independent as my Android Watches, but everything else ( ok not the watchfaces , I have done a lot of them and cannot use them in my Apple Watch ) is more than I got with my android ones.

If there is no further Development for The FAWs it would be difficult for their future existence.

K

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The good news there is more to come. Recently you will have seen the A13 S13 which is great although not perfect. More will follow in 2026

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If you are into the Apple ecosystem then Apple watch fits in very well and it’s a very legitimate and logical choice. A FAW has a high standard to live up to in this case, it certainly cannot be as integrated.

There are a few A13 watches, now I only need some more RAM, I’d pay premium for that, but my use case is unique.

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I hope there will be some 8GB and 16GB models where the RAM is not a lie

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The answer is yes, there is very definitely a future for Full Android Watches - and it’s looking very good, :+1:

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There will be. The last one had fake specs but even the real specs were 3gb ram and 32gb of storage.

The S13 has its problems, but it’s Android 13 and demonstrates how far the hardware and Android versions have improved. Keep an eye out for more good devices in the near future

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