WhatsApp for Wear OS: An advantage over Apple Watch

Jul 22, 2023 Ankita Baidya

CALLS &MORE

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mETA ceo

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WEAR OS 3.0

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INSTALL

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SIGN IN

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gOOGLE I/O

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EDGE

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apple watch

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Reasons

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leader

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