As soon as upon a time, Fossil appeared extra dedicated to Put on OS smartwatches than both Google or Samsung – however the firm has now confirmed that it is getting out of the smartwatch sport, and will not be making any extra fashions.

The transfer was a “strategic determination” made in response to how the “smartwatch panorama has developed considerably” Fossil spokesperson Amanda Castelli instructed The Verge. The related assets will now be redirected to “core segments” of the Fossil enterprise.

This is not an enormous shock, because the final Fossil smartwatch – the Fossil Gen 6 – was launched in September 2021, and since then there have not actually been any hints {that a} Gen 6 sequence of units could be someplace within the pipeline.

The Fossil spokesperson mentioned that current Fossil smartwatches will nonetheless be supported “for the following few years”, so if you have already got one among these wearables in your wrist, you are still going to be eligible for updates for the foreseeable future.

Your different choices

Whereas this is not a completely sudden improvement, it is nonetheless one thing of a disgrace: Fossil was dedicated to conserving Android customers provided with smartwatch choices lengthy earlier than the primary Google Pixel Watch got here alongside.

Fossil watches are sometimes very properly constructed and stylishly designed, and its Put on OS choices have been no totally different. We have been commonly impressed by the merchandise, and Fossil additionally put out some fascinating hybrid tech within the type of watches that have been solely half good.

Now there will not be any extra Fossil smartwatches arriving – so in case you’re available in the market for a brand new Put on OS timepiece, you would possibly wish to try our Google Pixel 2 evaluate, our Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 evaluate, or our Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Basic evaluate.

If you happen to personal an iPhone then you definately’ll most likely gravitate in the direction of the Apple Watch 9 or the Apple Watch Extremely 2, although for pairing with each iPhones and Android units one of the best Garmin smartwatches are additionally properly price a glance too.

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