The latest smartwatches from Samsung and Google lack support for older watch faces that worked on older Wear OS smartwatches. Here’s why.
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After months in beta, Samsung has officially announced the rollout of One UI 6 Watch with Wear OS 5 to its entire Galaxy Watch lineup.
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Years into Samsung’s Galaxy Watch series, there’s still one aspect of the software that rubs me the wrong way, and it’s how Samsung chooses to handle notifications – by turning the vast majority of them off by default.
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Samsung just unexpectedly released a new update for its very first Galaxy Watch, the one released in 2018, two full years after support was technically supposed to end.
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While Samsung’s attention has clearly shifted over to Wear OS, the company isn’t abandoning its Tizen wearables. Today, alongside the announcement of its One UI 4/Android 12 update, Samsung is launching an update for Tizen smartwatches to bring over features from the Galaxy Watch 4.
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Samsung is pretty good about supporting its smartphones, and arguably it’s even better when it comes to smartwatches. This week, Samsung has rolled out an update to both its 2020-released Galaxy Watch 3 and the 2018-released Galaxy Watch with some Wi-Fi and other fixes in tow.
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Following the example of Google’s Wear OS, Samsung has just added a new “Hand Wash” timer to its collection of Galaxy smartwatches as the folks at SamMobile spotted.
One of the best smartwatches you can buy for an Android phone doesn’t actually run Android, but Tizen. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch has proven a stellar option for many, and this week it’s getting updated with improved swim tracking and more.
Samsung makes some of the best smartwatches for Android users, but they lack a lot of the Google apps that make alternatives more appealing. What’s especially a shame is the lack of Google Assistant, with Samsung’s less capable Bixby in its place. Now, though, there’s a way to install Google Assistant on a Samsung Galaxy Watch and other Samsung models. Here’s how.
Design matters when it comes to the wearable on your wrist, and that extends to the watchface too. Pujie Black has been an excellent option for Wear OS users as far as a super-customizable watchfaces go, and with its latest update, the app is making its way to Samsung’s Galaxy Watch family.
Samsung’s skinned version of Android Pie, called One UI is quite the overhaul of previous versions of what people sometimes wrongly refer to as TouchWiz. The latest version of One UI is now rolling out to the Galaxy Watch, Gear S3, and the Gear Sport.
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Samsung’s smartwatches are some of the best options available for Android, but over the past few days there’s been a serious flaw with them. The Samsung Galaxy Wearable app that makes using these watches possible has been broken since late last week.
With its killer battery life, one of the key features that Samsung advertises on the new Galaxy Watch is sleep tracking. Now, with a recent update, Samsung has improved Galaxy Watch REM sleep tracking even more.
Samsung’s Gear lineup of Tizen smartwatches has impressed me since the Gear S2 first made its debut, and the Gear S3 Frontier sat on my wrist for well over a year after its debut. Now, Samsung has thrown out that branding with the new Galaxy Watch, but also reinvigorated that same hardware with one killer feature. Should you buy it? Spoiler alert, yes you should – here’s why.
Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch has been out for several weeks at this point, and it’s already created a foothold as one of the best smartwatches you can buy for Android. Now, Samsung is rolling out a new Galaxy Watch update which improves music playback and battery charging.
Wearables, and specifically smartwatches, have been a bit of a mixed bag for Android users for a while. There are plenty of great options, but none seem to really nail everything quite right. Now, though, Samsung aims to solve that with the Galaxy Watch. Today, that new smartwatch is on sale – here’s where to buy one.
Last week brought the final build of Android Pie, as well as the debut of Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch. Now, to keep up with the times, Samsung has updated one of its apps with support for both of those…
Samsung’s latest wearable, the Galaxy Watch, went official last week and it brings a lot to the table. The announcement was a bit of a surprise to everyone, and there’s a lot of information that slipped through the cracks, so let’s take a closer look…
For the past few years, there’s almost always been a smartwatch on my wrist. After Google’s Android Wear, now Wear OS, got boring though, I ended up switching camps for Samsung’s wearable lineup. Recently I’ve gone back to Wear OS, but now the Galaxy Watch might have me headed back.
Samsung has today officially unveiled its latest smartphone, the Galaxy Note 9, at an event in New York City. While that device was certainly the center of the event, the company is also unveiling its next smartwatch…
In just a couple of short weeks, Samsung will host an event to debut its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 9. At that same event, we’re also expecting to see a new Galaxy Watch. Today, that watch briefly appeared on Samsung’s own website.
As we approach the launch of the Galaxy Note 9, more images and information are continually coming out. This week, new leaks show off the Note 9 in a few color variants, as well as revealing a new accessory.
While Wear OS is probably out of the picture at this point, we’re still excited to see what Samsung will deliver in its upcoming Galaxy Watch. Today, an FCC listing is revealing the possible size of the upcoming wearable.
One of the most interesting stories to follow in recent weeks has been that of Samsung’s next wearable. There have been a few rumors pointing towards Samsung’s potential return to Wear OS, but now it’s looking like this smartwatch will run Tizen after all…
