Wear OS 4 may finally allow you to switch phones without factory resetting your watch
https://www.gsmarena.com/wear_os_4_may_finally_allow_you_to_switch_phones_without_factory_resetting_your_watch-news-58836.php
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DmMacniel@feddit.de · 3 pts · 3y
Why was that even a thing/requirement?
Devgard@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
its to ensure that if someone steals your watch, your data can't easily be accessed (eg. google wallet etc)
DmMacniel@feddit.de · 1 pts · 3y
Yeah okay that sounds actually reasonable. But why the reset? Also getting access by stealing a thing sounds like a huge security flaw to me (2FA and such).
Devgard@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
idk why the reset was necessary, it's really annoying
SuitedUpDev@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 3y
My guess would be that it's a workaround.
For what, I don't know... But that would my guess.
AvailableFill74@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y
Tbf the watches didn't really do much on their own. A factory reset didn't do too much, let's hope that changes as wear is matures.
Apple has proven there is a market for it. Hopefully google will invest more into it.
MKBandit@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
We have the technology