Google's Wear OS 6.1 automatically updates smartwatch time zones
Google just announced Wear OS 6.1, and the big news is your smartwatch will now automatically switch to the local time zone wherever you are, no phone needed.
So if you're traveling, your watch keeps up without any extra steps.
Wear OS 6.1 adds 'Use location'
To turn on this feature, just head to Settings > Date and Time > Use location on your watch.
The update also makes it easier to re-verify your Google account right from the watch if you ever change your password.
Plus, there's a new "Kids graduation" option that lets supervised accounts become regular ones when the time is right.
The update is expected to arrive first on Pixel Watch 4, then expand to older Pixel Watch models in a future update, with Samsung is also likely to adopt Wear OS 6.1 for its Galaxy Watch lineup soon.