Over a month ago, Samsung started rolling out its One UI Watch 5 update on older Wear OS-powered smartwatches, including the Watch 4 and Watch 5 series. And now that we’ve been using these smartwatches for a while, it’s safe to talk about how the new update affected battery life. To put it bluntly, battery […]
Read MoreWith the recent release of the One UI Watch 5 update for Wear OS Galaxy smartwatches, Samsung revamped Theater Mode. The latter was a smartwatch-specific feature users could activate from the quick toggle area on One UI Watch. But One UI Watch 5 came along, and Samsung made some (positive) changes to the way it […]
Read MoreLate last year, Google promised to release more apps for Wear OS-based smartwatches. After the launch of the Gmail app for Wear OS last week, Google has now released the Google Calendar app for all recent Wear OS smartwatches, including Samsung’s compatible Galaxy Watches. Google Calendar Wear OS app is now available The Google Calendar […]
Read MoreIn anticipation of World Mental Health Day, October 10, Samsung announced it has partnered with the Massachusetts General Hospital to conduct a study that should help researchers better understand the relationship between daily routines and mental health. In a recent blog post, Samsung cited the World Health Organization (WHO), stating that one in every eight […]
Read MoreAfter announcing the Wear OS app in July, along with the launch of the Galaxy Watch 6 series, Amazon-owned audiobook service Audible has finally launched its Wear OS app. The official Wear OS app is now available on the Play Store and supports offline downloads, and you can adjust the playback speed of the podcast […]
Read MoreHere’s some great news for bikers and hikers: the popular hiking app AllTrails has finally launched its Wear OS app for Android users. The app works offline and even with downloaded maps. Users of the popular Wear OS smartwatches, such as the Galaxy Watch 6 and Google Pixel Watch, can now get a sense of hiking […]
Read MoreEver since Google and Samsung joined hands to create Wear OS 3, the platform has seen a lot of improvement in terms of third-party app support. After PocketCasts and WhatsApp, a popular health and fitness tracking brand, MyFitnessPal, is launching its app for Wear OS smartwatches. As people are getting more focused on diet and […]
Read MoreEarlier this year, Google promised to improve Wear OS through several new features, apps, and tiles. A few months ago, it started rolling out new tiles for Google Keep, and now, it has released the native Gmail app for all Wear OS smartwatches running Wear OS 4. You can use the Gmail app on any […]
Read MoreEarlier this year, Google promised to improve Wear OS through several new features, apps, and tiles. A few months ago, it started rolling out new tiles for Google Keep, and now, it has released the native Gmail app for all Wear OS smartwatches running Wear OS 4. You can use the Gmail app on any […]
Read MoreLast week, Samsung released the Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 Watch update to the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 5. Apart from Wear OS 4, the new software brought several new features and improved health and fitness tracking features to Samsung’s older smartwatches. But one critical improvement amazed me. I have been […]
Read MoreSamsung has announced that it has partnered with the University of Michigan’s Exercise & Sport Science Initiative (ESSI) for a research partnership that aims to improve the workout tracking accuracy of Galaxy Watches. The research will focus on smartwatch technologies that can offer more accurate VO2 Max and sweat loss data. With improved accuracy, Galaxy […]
Read MoreSamsung’s new One UI Watch 5 update for Wear OS Galaxy smartwatches consists of many changes, some of which concern the general UI and how users interact with their smartwatches. One example is a redesigned call control screen, which brings more options to the user’s wrist. Before we take a closer look at the new […]
Read MoreEarlier this year, long before Samsung announced its One UI Watch 5 update, we showed you how and why you may want to set a PIN or pattern-based screen lock on your Galaxy Watch. With the One UI Watch 5 update, Samsung made some improvements to the system’s security, and there’s one new thing Galaxy […]
Read MoreEarlier today, Samsung released the One UI 5 Watch update to the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. Apart from Wear OS 4, the update finally brings Samsung Pay to the smartwatches, which lets users pay using the Tap To Pay functionality via NFC. However, there appears to be a big issue […]
Read MoreSamsung has started rolling out the Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 Watch update to the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 5 series in India. Last week, the Galaxy Watch 5 series started getting the update, and today, the Galaxy Watch 4 series has started getting the One UI 5 Watch update in […]
Read MoreThe One UI Watch 5 update has massively expanded the concept of using your smartwatch through gestures. Samsung added a new feature called Universal Gestures, and now that the One UI Watch 5 update is out of beta and rolling out on live channels, it’s time for us to take a closer look at how […]
Read MoreThe One UI Watch 5 update for Galaxy smartwatches has introduced a Device Care feature that users can access from their wrists. The update also revamped this feature on the Galaxy Wearable mobile app. Here’s an overview of this latest addition, what new things it brings, and what it’s missing. Before One UI Watch 5, […]
Read MoreSamsung’s One UI Watch 5 update is extending its reach to older Wear OS Galaxy smartwatches. The process is gradual, but the update has already been rolled out for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 lineups in a few key markets, including South Korea, the USA, and Europe. And, of course, the update […]
Read MoreSamsung released One UI Watch 5 with the Galaxy Watch 6 series at Unpacked in late July. Now, the firmware is rolling out for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 lineups in a handful of regions, including USA and Europe. Among the many things the One UI Watch 5 update introduced are a couple […]
Read MoreThis week started off strong for Galaxy Watch users. Yesterday, we got the One UI Watch 5 update for the Galaxy Watch 5 in Europe, but there’s even more good news. The Galaxy Watch 4 is also getting the latest firmware update, except in the USA rather than Europe or other markets. We checked our […]
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