Galaxy Watch 4’s GPS accuracy improved with One UI 5 Watch update

Last 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 […]

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Samsung working with researchers to improve VO2 Max accuracy on Galaxy Watches

Samsung 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 […]

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One UI Watch 5 update gives you more control over phone calls

Samsung’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 […]

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Factory resets no longer bypass screen locks in One UI Watch 5

Earlier 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 […]

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Samsung Pay arrives on Galaxy Watch 4 in India, but there’s an issue

Earlier 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 […]

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Galaxy Watch 4 gets One UI 5 Watch update in India

Samsung 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 […]

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Universal Gestures in One UI Watch 5 is a thoughtful accessibility tool

The 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 […]

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One UI Watch 5 overview: New Battery and Device Care tools

The 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, […]

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One UI Watch 5 borrows from phones, lets you create app folders

Samsung’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 […]

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An overview of the new and upgraded One UI Watch 5 tiles

Samsung 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 […]

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One UI Watch 5 replaces ‘Time to get moving!’ reminder animations

One of the ways in which a Galaxy smartwatch can help you stay active is through movement reminders. If you’ve used a Galaxy Watch before, you probably know how it goes. When your watch detects a lack of movement for a while, you get a light tap on your wrist and an animation saying it’s […]

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Galaxy Watch 4 gets the latest One UI Watch 5 update in the USA

This 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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One UI Watch 5 vertical tile and watch face browser overview

The One UI Watch 5 update is now rolling out to older Galaxy Watches in more countries. Samsung started seeding the update for the Galaxy Watch 5 in Europe yesterday, and availability will continue to expand over the coming days and weeks. Among the numerous changes One UI Watch 5 introduces are the new vertical […]

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One UI 5 Watch brings support for Watch Unlock feature to unlock smartphone

In a few countries, Samsung has started rolling out the Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 Watch update to the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 5. The update brings improved activity and health tracking, new watch faces, new Tiles, and many other new features. It also brings support for the upcoming Watch Unlock […]

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Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 start getting One UI 5 Watch update in the US

Earlier today, Samsung released the stable One UI 5 Watch update to the Galaxy Watch 5 series in South Korea. Now, the company has started rolling out the stable Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 Watch to the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series in the US. It is reported that Galaxy Watch […]

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Take a look at these new Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 4 faces

One UI Watch 5 debuted with the Galaxy Watch 6 series last month, but even though the new firmware update is not yet available for older Wear OS Samsung smartwatches, a handful of new watch faces are. As they wait for One UI Watch 5, Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series users can […]

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Take a look at these new Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 4 faces

One UI Watch 5 debuted with the Galaxy Watch 6 series last month, but even though the new firmware update is not yet available for older Wear OS Samsung smartwatches, a handful of new watch faces are. As they wait for One UI Watch 5, Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series users can […]

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One UI Watch 5 update could land on older Galaxy watches this week

The launch of the highly anticipated One UI Watch 5 update might happen before the end of the week. Specifically, the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series might receive the stable firmware soon — suggests a leaked cropped screenshot passed along via Reddit. Earlier this month, Samsung teased the upcoming launch of One […]

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Global One UI Watch 5 rollout for Galaxy Watch 5, Watch 4 starting soon

Today, Samsung teased us again with the One UI Watch 5 update for older Galaxy smartwatches. The update debuted alongside the Galaxy Watch 6 series announced on July 26 at Unpacked in Seoul, but Samsung reminded us that it hasn’t forgotten about the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 series. Samsung announced it wants to […]

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Google Assistant is getting Wear OS Tile for smartwatches

Google could be bringing a Tile for Google Assistant on Wear OS smartwatches, including Galaxy Watches (Galaxy Watch 4 and newer) and the Pixel Watch. This new Tile might get added to the list of existing Tiles that Google has brought to Wear OS smartwatches over the past couple of years. The folks over at […]

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