The One UI Watch 5 update brought enough new features and changes to elevate the user experience and make me like my Samsung smartwatch even more. As a Galaxy Watch 5 owner who has used the previous One UI version, I was happy to see improvements like apps drawer folders, better Health features, skin temperature […]
Read MoreSince 2019, Samsung has been working with Île-de-France Mobilités, the authority controlling transport companies in Paris, to digitize and dematerialize public transport tickets. This week, Samsung and the organization are taking another step toward that goal. Samsung announced it is running a proof of concept for a new ticket validation system that uses the Galaxy […]
Read MoreOur Samsung Galaxy Watch Week series is coming to an end, and we saved a couple of battery life tips for last. Samsung Galaxy Watches already have great battery life — they’re superior even to Apple Watches — but your mileage with the Galaxy Watch will vary depending on which features you turn ON or […]
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Watches running One UI Watch 5 offer a variety of watch faces and Tiles. Watch faces, as we detailed this week, are the main component of the smartwatch UI, akin to a smartphone’s home screen. And watch face complications are similar to home screen app shortcuts. The watch face tells the time and, […]
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Watches are more than smart timepieces capable of showing notifications and taking phone calls from your wrist. They’re clever health and fitness trackers chock-full of sensors. By default, these sensors activate intermittently, but for a more accurate overview of your health and fitness, you can make the Galaxy Watch track continuously. Here’s all […]
Read MoreYesterday, for the first entry into the Galaxy Watch Week series, we answered some of the most frequently asked questions about the Samsung smartwatch experience. The next step is to explore the Galaxy Watch software and One UI Watch 5. What’s the UI structure like? Is using a smartwatch anything like using a smartphone? Is […]
Read MoreWe created our SamMobile Week series to give new and aspiring Galaxy device users general overviews of Samsung apps and services – to offer potential Galaxy device buyers a window into an experience they have not yet had. And, maybe, even to broaden the existing Samsung customer’s knowledge a little bit. This week, we’re expanding […]
Read MoreApp support for Wear OS smartwatches has been improving tremendously over the past couple of years. Various third-party app developers have been bringing their apps to Wear OS smartwatches since the Galaxy Watch 4 was launched. Now, Peloton, which launched its Wear OS app earlier this year, has introduced a watch face complication. The Peloton […]
Read MoreOver 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 […]
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