The Moto Watch Ultra is a return to Wear OS

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="The Moto Watch Ultra comes in one size, two colors, and with Google’s smartwatch software." data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/moto-watch-ultra-4.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The Moto Watch Ultra comes in one size, two colors, and with Google’s smartwatch software. </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Just a few months after getting back into the smartwatch game, Motorola is targeting the premium end of the market with the first Moto Watch Ultra. It comes with some upgrades from the recent Moto Watch - most obviously the jump to Wear OS - but lacks the outdoorsy features that would make it a true rival to Samsung and Apple's Ultra watches.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">While <a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/851643/moto-watch-android-smarwatch-ces-2026">the Moto Watch</a> ran a custom operating system, Motorola has adopted Google's Wear OS platform for the Ultra model, with a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/19/23268272/qualcomm-snapdragon-w5-wearables-processor">Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1 chip</a> to run it. That gives the Ultra an immediate leg up in terms of access to a wide range of apps, interoperability with the company's Android phones …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/988734/moto-watch-ultra-release-date-price-specs-wear-os-ifa">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>