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Fossil might have given up on Google’s Wear OS-powered smartwatches. Multiple Reddit users have claimed that Fossil won’t be releasing another Wear OS-based watch in the future. The Reddit posts seem to be in line with the rumors around the future of Fossil’s Wear OS-powered smartwatches.
Fossil Gen 7 Wear OS watch allegedly won’t see the light of the day
Several Reddit users have allegedly spoken to retail employees. They have purportedly shed some light regarding the future of Fossil’s Wear OS-based products. The employees claim that the Fossil Gen 7 Wear OS watch will not see the light of the day. The reports could be true because the Gen 7 watch hasn’t been the subject of major headlines.
The company’s usual late-summer product launch timeframe has also come and gone without any new devices. Also, CES 2024 is just around the corner when Fossil usually introduces its latest wearables. However, there aren’t many leaks or any signs regarding the Fossil Gen 7 Wear OS smartwatch.
Notably, more than two years have passed since the launch of Fossil Gen 6, the brand’s latest Wear OS watch. The most recent development for the lineup was the rollout of Wear OS 3.5 update in November this year.
Furthermore, one Reddit user claims a “friend who works at Fossil” suggests that the brand is waiting for new chipsets. The company is purportedly waiting for the chipset giant Qualcomm to release a new Wear OS platform. However, there haven’t been any reports of Qualcomm developing a new chipset for Wear OS devices. So, there’s not much to back the information posted by the Reddit user.
Fossil is running a fire sale on the Gen 6 watch, possibly to clear inventory
Fossil is currently running a fire sale of its last Wear OS smartwatch, the Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Edition. It is available to buy on the company’s website for $129, which is 50 percent off the usual retail price. Fossil may be running this sale around Christmas to clear the remaining stocks of the Gen 6 Wellness Edition.
Notably, most of the original Fossil Gen 6 watches have also disappeared from sale on the company’s online store. Only some of the Gen 6 hardware is available to purchase at the moment.
