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Samsung adds music recognition feature for Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5
Samsung introduces new features for its devices through updates; this time, the company has rolled out a new update for the Bixby voice, which will give new capabilities to the Galaxy watches. For starters, Bixby Voice is an AI assistant who is available in Galaxy Watches; users can easily do many tasks with the help of the voice command feature.
Coming to the latest update, the company has dropped an update for its Bixby voice for Wear OS. The update comes with version number 3.0.09.12. According to the changelog, the update brings functional improvements and bug fixes.
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The latest update includes a fascinating addition that enables Bixby Voice to recognize music playing on paired smartphones, delivering a service akin to that of other apps like Shazam or SoundHound. This ground-breaking feature empowers users to easily retrieve information about a song’s title, artist, and album just by asking the voice assistant. By leveraging this feature, music enthusiasts can broaden their musical horizons and find new tracks without having to embark on time-consuming searches online. With this integration, the user experience is more immersive and personalized, as Bixby Voice evolves into a genuine ally for music aficionados, capable of answering their queries and sharing new musical finds with them.
To access the features of the Bixby Voice, you need to assign the keys with it, so you can directly open it with a single tap. Once you assign the keys, then open it and want to react the watch to the music playing. However, there is no way to access music directly.
How to get it?
To update the Bixby Voice, you need first; you need to connect your watch to your Android smartphone in which the Galaxy wearable app is installed.
In order to access the latest features of Bixby Voice, you will need to update the app to version 3.0.09.12. To do so, open the Galaxy Store on your device and tap on the clock icon located at the bottom right corner of the screen. Next, access the hamburger menu located at the top left corner (the icon with three horizontal lines) and select “Updates”. From there, you can choose to install the update for the Clock section only or click “Update All” to download all available updates. It’s important to note that to fully utilize the potential of the update, you should assign Bixby Voice to one of the physical buttons on your Galaxy Watch. This will ensure that the virtual assistant is always easily accessible and ready to respond to any queries you may have.
The Korean brand ‘Samsung’ is actively working to expand its wearable smartwatch family by introducing a next-generation watch, the Galaxy Watch 7, which is expected to have a blood sugar monitoring feature.
Samsung is now appearing to introduce a new convenient functionality on the Galaxy smartwatch, as it may offer blood sugar monitoring with the Galaxy Watch 7. This is being speculated by a new report in South Korea.
We have already reported that Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked Event will be scheduled for July 10th, 2024, at which it will unveil the Galaxy Watch 7 and many other devices, including the Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy Z Flip 6, and Galaxy Ring.
The Vice President and head of digital healthcare at Samsung Electronics, Hon. Pak, highlighted the brand’s work on achieving noninvasive blood sugar monitoring through its wearable devices early this year. Apart from this, he also pointed out that Samsung was putting in ‘ asignificant investment” to make them happen.
Pak recently met with the advisory board members of the Samsung Health platform at the Samsung Medical Center in Seoul to discuss blood sugar monitoring, diabetes, and the application of AI to Samsung Health. It is expected that the Korean giant will offer blood sugar monitoring for the upcoming Galaxy Watch 7 series.
However, the giant probably decided to classify the smartwatch as an electronic device instead of a medical device, largely due to regulatory considerations. It could also happen that this feature may be made available on the Samsung Galaxy Ring.
Google I/O 2024 is scheduled for May 14, 2024, on Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. At an event, Google will reveal what major update Wear OS 5 will bring.
Google has already made Android 15 Beta 1.2 available to download, but the exact new features are yet to be officially announced. Now the brand is setting up to unveil Android 15, Wear OS 5, and Android TV at the Google I/O 2024 event.
Google finally unveiled a noteworthy portion of the I/O 2024 schedule, which includes quite a few hints at major announcements regarding Wear OS 5. On the other hand, Samsung is also expected to unveil the next-generation smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch 7, at the Galaxy Unpacked Event in July. It will likely run Wear OS 5-based One UI Watch out of the box. The Galaxy Watch 7 is expected to have three variants, and one of those is expected to have a square screen.
Here’s the question: When Can We Expect to Wear OS 5 Beta Updates for Samsung Galaxy Watches?
Last year, Google’s Wear OS 4 was released on August 11, 2023, with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic. As per the previous schedule, it is expected that nearly around the same time, this year also, the giant could officially release Wear OS 5.
Once Wear OS 5 becomes stably available, Samsung will start rolling out the Wear OS 5 beta update to its eligible Galaxy smartwatches. Noticeably, the Wear OS beta will be available only in two regions:
- Korea and the U.S.
Previously, it was reported that the upcoming Wear OS 5 update, which is set to be based on Android 14, Google has shared attention on the “Watch Face Format,” designed to make watch faces more efficient and dynamic, and designing watch applications to adapt to more “device sizes.”
Samsung has rolled out the April 2024 security patch update to several units of the Galaxy Tab S9 in many countries, and now the fan edition devices have also started getting the same update and were initially spotted in the US.
Notably, the Galaxy Tab S9 FE is getting updates for both WiFi and 5G variants. More specifically, the 5G variant of the Galaxy Tab S9 FE is receiving the update with the firmware version X518USQS3BXD2. It is spotted on several networks, including Verizon, T-Mobile, MetroPCS, and US Cellular. Meanwhile, the Wi-Fi variants of the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ are grabbing the update with the firmware version numbers X510XXS3BXD6 and X518USQS3BXD2, respectively.
The latest update for the Galaxy Tab S9 FE will be the April 2024 security patch, which doesn’t bring any significant changes but will provide some security-related changes that will enhance the overall security mechanism of the devices, so if you are concerned about your device’s security, you should keep your device up-to-date with the latest security patch.
Moreover, the latest update for the device may also bring some more improvements that could enhance the overall performance and stability of the devices. If you faced any issues in the last update, then you should also go for the update; it may fix that issue.
If you are using the Galaxy Tab S9 FE in the US, now you can check the latest update for the device by simply following these steps: Go to the system settings, then select software update. Here, tap on the download and install option and wait until it finishes searching to see if the update is available, then tap on the download button.