Microsoft is working to bring a protocol that is crucial for wearables to Windows 10 Mobile. Sorely missing from the platform at the moment, the GATT protocol is important for serving up notifications to connected wearables.

GATT support, crucial for notifications on wearables, is coming to Windows 10 Mobile

According to a Microsoft administrator over on the User Voice forums for the Universal Windows Platform, support for GATT Server APIs — the protocol in question — will be available for developers soon.

GATT Server APIs will be available to developers in that update so please stay tuned! I'll reply back on this thread when it's ready but suffice to say we're hard at working making this happen. Thanks again for your support!

To drive home the importance of the GATT APIs, they are what is currently needed for Fitbit notifications to work — which is a big deal for many. However, we now have public confirmation that support is inbound, which should be great news for everyone on the Windows platform.

The new 5nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 hits PCs in early 2022
A huge leap in performance

The new 5nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 hits PCs in early 2022

Qualcomm just announced its latest processors for Windows PCs. The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 and new 7c+ Gen 3 are set to hit new devices in the first half of 2022, with substantial performance gains over the previous generations. While not as powerful as the expected Nuvia-chips, these new Snapdragons hit 5nm and 6nm architectures.