Fossil is done making smartwatches but will keep releasing updates for a few years

Fossil is officially getting out of the smartwatch business. Following months of speculation about the future of its Wear OS smartwatch lineup, which hasn't seen a new model since 2021's Gen 6, the company confirmed to The Verge on Friday that it's abandoning the category altogether. There won't be a successor to the Gen 6, but existing Fossil smartwatches will still get updates "for the next few years." In a statement to The Verge, a spokesperson said Fossil Group has "made the strategic decisi...