We compared the new release with version 7.36.2, and both device names are new. More importantly, they sit inside Polar’s device-recognition code rather than a stray promotional file.

A new version of the screenless tracker

The one that is more interesting is Polar Loop Gen 3. The name appears in a new device profile tied to the hardware identifiers INW6R and Polar_INW6R, while Polar’s wider device registry has also gained a matching “loop gen 3” entry.

There is a slightly odd detail in the same profile. Its marketing-name field still says “Polar Loop Gen 2”, but the code used to recognise connected models explicitly accepts “Polar Loop Gen 3”. That could mean that Polar is still tidying up internal labels before anything becomes public.

Either way, this is more than a casual mention. Device-recognition logic exists so the app can identify hardware and apply the correct behaviour, which makes the reference harder to dismiss as unused copy left in a translation file.

The timing is what gives this some bite. Polar launched the current screen-free Loop in September 2025, positioning it as a subscription-free alternative to products such as Whoop. The current model is barely a year old, so a third-generation name appearing now points to a quicker hardware cycle than many buyers might expect.

Polar 360 Gen 2 gets a cleaner profile

Polar 360 Gen 2 is the second new name, and its implementation is less muddled. A new device profile recognises “Polar 360 Gen 2”, “360 Gen 2” and the lower-case equivalent, all connected with a new INW6S hardware identifier.

The original Polar 360 appeared in the Flow app before its wider business rollout, so this is a familiar route for the product family. Polar currently describes the Polar 360 as a screen-free platform for companies that want to build health and fitness services around Polar’s sensors, software tools and data.

The H12 is starting to reveal its purpose

The same app update also moves the H12 story forward. Our earlier Polar H12 discovery found a dedicated device profile in version 7.36.2, but there was no useful information about its connectivity, battery life or sensing hardware at the time.

Version 7.37.0 adds user-facing setup text linked to that H12 profile. It says the sensor can broadcast heart rate to as many as four Bluetooth devices simultaneously, while new open and secure modes let the wearer choose whether nearby devices can pick up the signal easily.

Secure mode is described as keeping heart-rate data from being picked up by anyone, while open mode is intended to make connections easier. That sounds aimed at people who move between watches, gym equipment, training apps and cycling computers.

What the app still does not tell us

There are no Loop Gen 3 or Polar 360 Gen 2 product images in the updated onboarding package. The onboarding file itself is unchanged from version 7.36.2, with the new models appearing only in the app’s underlying device definitions and registry.

It’s important to note here – app code can arrive months before a product, survive after plans change or cover hardware that never receives a normal retail launch. So this is evidence of development rather than confirmation of upcoming availability.

It is also worth noting that the INW6R model number has not yet appeared in any of the regulatory databases we monitor. That makes a 2026 launch look less likely, with early 2027 perhaps the more realistic window.

APK teardown note

This article is based on an APK teardown. Code found inside an app can reveal features or devices that are under development, but there is no guarantee they will appear in a future public release.

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The original UnaliWear complaint was all about smartwatch fall detection. The USITC opened an investigation in January 2026 after the company claimed that watches from Apple, Google, Samsung and Garmin infringed two of its patents.

Not an extension

The latest complaint is a separate action filed on September 21 under docket DN 3937. Samsung, Google and Garmin are back on the list, but Apple is nowhere to be seen this time.

There is another notable difference. The US International Trade Commission’s receipt notice describes the new case as covering “wearable activity and health monitoring devices and systems containing same,” which sounds much broader than the fall-detection wording used in the first investigation.

UnaliWear wants import restrictions and cease-and-desist orders covering products it believes infringe its intellectual property. Unfortunately, the Federal Register notice published on September 24 does not identify the patents, patent claims or products involved. And the USITC has not yet decided whether to open a formal investigation.

Apple’s absence is the interesting part

The first case cast a wider net. That investigation focuses on electronic watches capable of detecting when a wearer has fallen. The official institution notice identifies US patents 10,051,410 and 10,687,193, while the case remains pending before an administrative law judge. 

This time, Apple has disappeared from the respondent list. The omission could mean the new allegations concern technology or products that differ from Apple’s implementation, or it could reflect a separate legal strategy, but the public notices do not provide enough evidence to choose between those explanations.

It is possible the new dispute extends beyond fall detection. But we do not know for sure. Until the public complaint reveals the asserted patents and accused features, the broader title remains a clue rather than a conclusion.

No wearable faces a ban yet

Import-ban language tends to make these cases sound more immediate than they are. The Commission must first decide whether to institute an investigation, and any case it opens would then move through evidence, claim interpretation and an initial determination before reaching a possible remedy.

There is also no confirmed product list. Garmin recently completed its Venu 4 fall-detection rollout, but nothing in the new notice connects the Venu 4, its version 18.30 update or any other named Garmin device to DN 3937.

The same caution applies to Google and Samsung. Their presence in the complaint makes the filing relevant to Pixel Watch and Galaxy Watch owners, but it does not establish that every watch, or any specific watch, uses the technology UnaliWear says infringes its rights.

The next real update to this story will come when the USITC decides if it will formally institute an investigation. Hopefully then it will publish enough detail to identify the patents, products and health features at the centre of the dispute.

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The comment came from Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO He Gang during a recruitment event at Peking University. He said Huawei plans to release the device and that the technology behind it took four years to get to a point the company considered acceptable and ready for industrialisation.

That is about as close as Huawei has come to saying something new is actually on the way. The problem is that He Gang stopped there, so we still don’t know what the device looks like, how it works or whether it is even something you wear on your wrist.

Non-invasive glucose monitoring?

The obvious guess is that Huawei is working on some kind of non-invasive glucose monitoring. We already have finger-prick meters and invasive continuous glucose monitors, so it would be a bit strange to spend four years on research just to come up with another version of something that already exists.

Huawei still hasn’t actually said that, though. Gang didn’t explain how the technology works, whether it tracks glucose continuously or even whether the device sits on the wrist. But reading between the lines, non-invasive sensing looks like the most likely direction.

A wearable also feels like the obvious fit. Huawei has been pushing harder into health features for years, and the latest Watch D3 already uses a tiny inflatable airbag in the strap to take proper oscillometric blood pressure readings.

So Huawei clearly isn’t afraid of building unusual hardware around health tracking. Whether this blood sugar device ends up as a watch, another type of wearable or something separate is still unknown, but a conventional glucose meter would be the least interesting explanation.

There have been hints before. A report in September 2025 claimed Huawei was developing an advanced blood sugar monitoring wearable for 2026, although that came from a Weibo tipster rather than Huawei itself. At the time there was very little to back it up.

Our takeaway

This week’s comment carries considerably more weight than previous rumours because it comes directly from the head of Huawei’s consumer business. It also changes the wording from something being researched to something Huawei plans to release.

Separately, a few Huawei watches can already assess a user’s risk of elevated blood sugar, but that system doesn’t measure an actual glucose value. The recently launched Watch GT 7 series, for example, supports high blood sugar risk assessment in compatible markets. But again, it isn’t a glucose monitor.

So this is one to keep an eye on. There is still plenty of room between ‘ready for industrialisation’ and a product sitting on a shop shelf. Regulatory approval would also become a major part of the story if Huawei intends to market the device as something that genuinely measures blood glucose.

Sources: IT Home, Huawei Support, Weibo, Huawei Central

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A very specific watchOS update

Unusually, the firmware update is only available for the Series 12 and Ultra 4. Apple’s release notes are about as straightforward as they get, saying the update fixes an issue where Apple Watch may restart unexpectedly.

We covered the issue earlier this week. Series 12 and Ultra 4 owners had reported their watches suddenly showing the Apple logo and restarting, sometimes while actively using the watch and sometimes while it appeared to be doing very little.

The crashes were not tied to one obvious activity. Reports included reboots while using Siri, Maps, the App Store and watch faces, as well as during workouts. Some happened while the watch was apparently idle, which made finding a simple trigger difficult.

More importantly, several diagnostic logs shared by affected owners pointed toward the same Apple Neural Engine timeout. In those cases, the Neural Engine appeared to stop responding before a watchdog triggered a kernel panic and restarted the watch.

Apple moved quickly on this one

The two watches only went on sale on September 18, so the turnaround here was pretty quick. Reports started appearing almost immediately, and the dedicated patch followed less than a week after launch.

It also strengthens the likelihood that this was a software or firmware problem rather than something owners needed to solve by exchanging their watches. Some affected users had already tried wiping their Apple Watch and setting it up again, while at least one report involved the same problem appearing on a replacement unit.

That said, Apple only says the update fixes the unexpected restart issue. It has not published a detailed explanation of what changed.

For anyone affected, though, installing watchOS 27.0.1 is the obvious move before doing anything else. Apple says updates can be installed directly from the watch through Settings, General and Software Update, or through the Watch app on the paired iPhone. The watch needs at least 50 percent battery and should remain on its charger while the update installs.

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Pixel Watch gets the features for free

Google announced today that Health Guardian is rolling out in the Google Health app. Pixel Watch 3, Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Watch 5 owners can begin setting up Blood Pressure Trends, Insulin Resistance Trends and Sleep Breathing Quality this week.

The first proper trend reports will not appear immediately. Google says they should begin arriving in early October, once there is enough data to work with.

Blood Pressure Trends requires at least five consecutive days of data during a week, while Insulin Resistance Trends needs at least seven days of data. The reports are then delivered at the beginning of each month. So these are not daily or real-time measurements.

We already had a pretty good idea the rollout was close. Last week, our Google Health APK teardown found Blood Pressure Trends, Insulin Resistance Trends and Sleep Breathing Quality wired into the app, complete with onboarding screens and places for the resulting data.

Fitbit Air gets a different deal

The odd part is Fitbit Air.

Google says Fitbit Air users will get Blood Pressure Trends and Insulin Resistance Trends later this year, but only with a Google Health Premium subscription. There is no equivalent subscription requirement attached to those features on Pixel Watch 3, 4 or 5.

Google Health Premium costs $9.99 per month or $99 per year, although Fitbit Air buyers receive three months with the device. It is also included with Google AI Pro and Ultra subscriptions, something we covered when Google bundled Health Premium into its AI plans.

That softens the subscription issue for anyone already paying for Google’s AI services. But for everyone else, there is now a fairly clear distinction between what the $99 Fitbit Air gets for free and what Pixel Watch owners receive.

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That feature is sleep HRV. Xiaomi made quite a point of it when the Smart Band 11 launched in China, but there is no mention of HRV anywhere on the new global product page. Which is very odd.

Most of the Smart Band 11 makes the trip

Beyond that, this looks very much like the same Smart Band 11 Xiaomi unveiled earlier this month. The global version has the same 1.72-inch AMOLED display, 60Hz refresh rate and peak brightness of up to 2,000 nits, although Xiaomi lists the normal high-brightness mode at 1,500 nits.

The body has slimmed down to 9.99mm, while the regular model weighs just 15.58 grams without the strap. Xiaomi is also bringing over the upgraded dual-LED, dual-PD optical heart-rate module, which the company says improves heart-rate accuracy.

Battery life remains up to 21 days in light use, 10 days with normal use and six days with the always-on display enabled. The battery itself is still 233mAh, so Xiaomi has managed to make the body thinner without cutting the quoted maximum runtime.

There are more than 150 sports modes, Bluetooth heart-rate broadcasting and underwater heart-rate monitoring for swimming. And as shown in my Smart Band 10 review, the heart rate tracking is pretty accurate during exercise.

But where has HRV gone?

This is the odd part. The Chinese Smart Band 11 introduced sleep HRV, giving users another way to follow changes in recovery rather than relying only on heart rate, stress and sleep scores.

The global page instead talks about a new sleep management assistant. Xiaomi says it uses historical sleep data and behavioural information to identify factors that may be helping or hurting sleep quality, with personalised guidance based on those patterns.

But HRV is not mentioned in the health section at all. Xiaomi lists all-day heart rate, blood oxygen, stress and women’s health tracking, yet there is nothing about the sleep HRV feature included with the Chinese model.

That does not necessarily mean HRV has been removed from the international version. It could still be available in Mi Fitness, restricted to certain regions or arrive through a later firmware update. But at the moment Xiaomi’s global material does not confirm it.

HRV is actually one of the biggest upgrades over the previous generation. In my Smart Band 10 review, the lack of HRV was one of its more obvious weaknesses, particularly for anyone interested in recovery rather than basic activity tracking.

NFC is listed globally too

There is another detail worth watching. Xiaomi’s global specifications explicitly list both the Smart Band 11 and Smart Band 11 NFC, alongside the Ceramic Edition.

That is encouraging, but I would not read it as confirmation that NFC payments are coming everywhere. Xiaomi has not said where the NFC version will be sold or which payment services will work outside China, so that part of the picture is still missing.

The All-metal Edition sold in China is also absent from the global specifications for now. The international page only lists the standard aluminium models and the Ceramic Edition.

There is still no global price or proper regional release date either. So this feels more like Xiaomi putting the international Smart Band 11 in place ahead of a wider rollout.

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The new device is called the Xiaomi Watch S5 Transparent Edition, and it was announced in China as part of the company’s latest launch event. It comes with a 47mm case, a transparent middle frame and a red-and-silver look that makes it stand out straight away.

A case you can see into

This is clearly a style-first version of the Watch S5. Xiaomi is using a transparent middle-frame design, along with a stainless steel bezel and what it calls Dragon Crystal Glass 3.0, which is meant to improve scratch resistance and overall durability.

The whole thing looks quite different from the standard model. Between the clear body elements, the red strap and the matching mechanical-style watch face, Xiaomi is pushing this as something a bit more collectible than your usual smartwatch refresh.

That also means this is not really the same sort of update as the smaller Watch S5 41mm we covered recently. That watch was about making the S5 line more compact and easier to wear. The Transparent Edition goes in the opposite direction and leans much harder into design.

Limited to 5,000 units

Xiaomi says the watch will be limited to 5,000 units, so this is not shaping up as a mass-market version of the S5. 2,499 yuan, which is about $372. The standard Watch S5 started at 1,099 yuan, about $163, in China and went up to 1,299 yuan, about $193, for the Forged Carbon and Midnight Blue versions. That puts the Transparent Edition at more than twice the entry price.

At least for now, this also looks like one of those China-focused releases that may not travel very far. Xiaomi has not said anything about a wider rollout, and the small production run does not exactly suggest big international plans.

There is no sign here of major new health or smartwatch features that would make this a must-have upgrade for existing Watch S5 owners. But as a design-led limited edition, it probably does not need to do that. The main selling point is obvious from the first glance, and Xiaomi seems perfectly happy to let the look do most of the talking.

Source: Weibo

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A personalized AI assistant starts in the US

Everyone is getting into the AI craze and Zepp Health does not want to be left behind. Their AI assistant is described in the roadmap as offering tailored assessments of daily training goals and progress.

It’s listed for a US beta launch in December 2026, so this won’t be a simultaneous worldwide rollout when it first appears. That’s a fairly normal way to stage a new AI feature, and it matches how most fitness platforms have handled early AI rollouts recently.

Staging it as a US beta gives Zepp Health a smaller group to test the assistant with before any wider rollout decisions get made. It also lines up with December, the same month set aside for Zepp MCP, so the two features are clearly meant to arrive together rather than as separate pushes.

Zepp MCP is the more interesting move

Zepp MCP is another item worth paying attention to here. It is scheduled for that same December window as the assistant. MCP stands for Model Context Protocol, a simple way for AI tools to plug into outside data sources.

In practice that could mean a user asking ChatGPT something like how your sleep this week compares to last week, or whether your resting heart rate has been trending up, and getting an answer pulled straight from your Zepp data. Someone training for a race could ask an assistant to summarize their long runs from the past month. We covered how Zepp OS 6 reshaped the software platform earlier this year, and Zepp MCP looks like the next layer being built on top of that same foundation.

The web dashboard follows in January

The third item is more straightforward. A web dashboard is planned for January 2027. This is something that plenty of longtime Zepp Health users have asked for, especially anyone who prefers reviewing training data on a bigger screen.

There is also an interesting connection between all three additions. A personalized assistant interprets the data, MCP potentially opens Zepp Health up to external AI clients, and the web dashboard provides another place for users to explore the information themselves. This company is obviously trying to build a more open and more capable software layer around its watches, which is always a good thing.

The dates should not be treated as guarantees, as roadmap schedules can move before release. But if Zepp Health sticks reasonably close to the current plan, the end of 2026 and beginning of 2027 could bring one of the bigger changes to the Amazfit software ecosystem in a while.

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Up to now, the lack of any regulatory trail made it look like Samsung had simply skipped the Classic this generation. This filing suggests there may be a bit more to it.

The Watch9 Classic is named directly

The declaration was registered on August 14, around three weeks after Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra2. And it has gone unnoticed.

It lists a long series of Samsung watches, including the Galaxy Watch FE, Watch7, Watch8 and Watch8 Classic. At the end of the list are three 2026 products: Samsung Galaxy Watch9, Samsung Galaxy Watch9 Classic and Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2.

Samsung launched the Watch9 and Ultra2 on July 22. The Watch9 Classic did not appear at the event and is still absent from Samsung’s current smartwatch lineup.

That is what makes the filing unusual. This is not a codename that needs interpreting. The declaration uses the Galaxy Watch9 Classic name directly.

We had been watching for the model before launch. In our earlier Galaxy Watch9 coverage, software references suggested Samsung had been working on another Classic model. But regulatory filings were only appearing for the Watch9 and Ultra2.

When Samsung then launched those two watches without a Classic, it looked as though the model had either been cancelled or pushed back. End of story? Maybe not.

The Classic gap is still there

The Russian declaration does not include a specific Samsung model number for the Watch9 Classic. Older devices in the same document are more precise.

The Galaxy Watch8 Classic, for example, appears with its SM-L500 and SM-L505 model numbers. The Watch9, Watch9 Classic and Ultra2 are listed only by product name.

Still, we would not dismiss the filing. We have been following Garmin devices through the same Russian regulator, and several models we spotted there ahead of their official announcements went on to launch shortly afterwards. That does not mean the same will happen with the Watch9 Classic, but it gives these records more weight.

The timing is also notable. The filing arrived after Samsung had already announced its 2026 lineup, rather than months beforehand.

The company currently has the regular Watch9 and the more rugged Ultra2, but neither offers the physical rotating bezel that defines the Classic line. Anyone who wants that design still has to look at the previous-generation Watch8 Classic.

For now, the filing tells us only that the Galaxy Watch9 Classic name exists in regulatory paperwork. It does not tell us when Samsung plans to release it.

Source: RosAccreditation

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The good news is that there is a workaround while Garmin investigates. Choose Resume first, then stop and save the workout from the activity-recording screen, even if resuming something you have already finished feels completely backwards.

How CIRQA workouts are disappearing

The problem appears when an activity is started directly from CIRQA and Garmin Connect later displays a prompt with Resume and End options. End sounds like the obvious choice when the workout is over, but owners say the prompt closes and the recording never appears in Garmin Connect.

Reports in Garmin’s support forum cover cycling, football and other activities. One owner says more than eight workouts disappeared before they realised this was not an ordinary syncing delay.

Garmin is investigating

Garmin has now passed the feedback to its internal team for further review and is contacting some affected owners for more information. The company has not formally called this a software bug or explained why the workout disappears. It has also not confirmed which versions of Garmin Connect or CIRQA firmware are affected. But all of this is under investigation currently.

For now, Garmin’s advice is to make sure both CIRQA and Garmin Connect are fully updated. When the app shows the “Activity in Progress” message, tap Resume, open the recording screen, then stop and save the activity from there before allowing the band to sync.

Firmware 3.20 does not appear to be the cause

The timing is worth clearing up because CIRQA recently received its large firmware 3.20 update. Owners started reporting disappearing activities before that release, so there is no evidence that version 3.20 caused the problem.

CIRQA is meant to collect fitness data quietly in the background, and losing the workout is about as bad as this type of device gets. Garmin has not given a timetable for a fix, so the odd-looking Resume route is the safest option until the company changes the workflow or confirms what is going wrong.

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