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One UI 5 Watch: List of Samsung smartwatches that will receive the WearOS 4 update
Most of us are familiar with Samsung’s One UI, an exclusive interface used to personalize the look and feel of its gadgets. This UI is not only accessible on Galaxy phones and tablets but also on the company’s smartwatches under the Watch edition. It is anticipated that Google will unveil a new version of the WearOS operating system designed for smartwatches, dubbed WearOS 4, by the end of the year. Certain Samsung watches will receive the new One UI Watch version at the same time as the release of WearOS 4.
Recently, the Samsung team announced the main feature of the One UI 5 Watch, a new version of the Korean giant’s dedicated to its smartwatches which will be released in the coming months.
The Samsung One UI 5 Watch focused on improving three aspects of the user experience: sleep, fitness tools, and safety.
Starting with the sleep news, the developers have devoted their attention to three features:
- Improve your understanding of personal sleep patterns through a new SLeep Insights user interface, which allows you to view the user’s sleep score and a clearer snapshot of the night’s rest, complete with the most important metrics.
- Build healthy habits through Sleep Coaching.
- Improve connectivity between Galaxy smartwatches and SmartThings-compatible devices, so they can react to Sleep Mode parameters.
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Moving to fitness, with a personalized Heart Rate Zone, users can rely on tailored running tools, such as real-time running analysis and a customized interval training schedule (with five levels of optimal workout intensity depending on the needs and abilities of each).
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Finally, regarding security, among the new features are an updated SOS system that allows direct communication to an emergency phone number (transmits information about the wearer’s location and medical information) and the default enabling of fall detection for users aged 55 and over.
Galaxy Watches that will receive the One UI 5 Watch and WearOS 4
What will be the smartwatches of the giant that will receive the new interface? It is safe to assume that the watches currently moved by WearOS 3 will receive the future version 4 along with the customization of the company One UI 5 Watch, namely…
- Galaxy Watch 4
- Galaxy Watch 4 Classic
- Galaxy Watch 5
- Galaxy Watch 5 Pro
However, these will not be the only devices of the company to receive the interface update, the future Galaxy Watch 6 series, which is expected to be announced in the second half of the year, should arrive on the market with WearOS 4 and One UI Watch 5 ready to use, or in the worst case shortly after the launch, it depends on when Google will release the new version of the operating.
The One UI 5 Watch beta version is expected to be available to Watch4 and Watch5 users by the end of the month, although Samsung has not yet released accurate information about the countries where the beta test will be possible; we will be sure to keep you updated.
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.
Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy Watch 7 is in an actively developing phase and is expected to introduce a new naming system for Galaxy smartwatch processors.
Initially, Samsung switched to WearOS with the Galaxy Watch 4, powered by the Exynos W920 chip. Since then, the giant has also changed the naming scheme for their smartwatch processors. The same chipset, ‘Exynos W920, carried over to the next Galaxy Watch 5 lineup.
The current Galaxy Watch 6 is powered by an upgraded chipset named the Exynos W930, and it is expected that this will carry over to the next-generation Galaxy Watch 7 series as well. Recent reports suggest that an Exynos chip, likely to be named W1000, will power the Galaxy Watch 7. Although this naming scheme could be suitable, the key point is that it would better convince consumers that the new chip is a major upgrade as compared to the previous chip.
Although the model number for this new iteration is yet to come into existence, and usually the simple word is just not a part of the Korean giant, it will be interesting to see what turn this report will take in the future..
On the other hand, previous leaks already revealed the forthcoming Galaxy Watch 7 could offer three variants, including standard, classic, and pro, with hints at monster battery life and more. It is also supposed to be launched at the Galaxy Unpacked event in early July 2024.
Île-de-France Mobilités is in the phase of modernizing transport tickets and is stepping up its efforts to dematerialize them.
This includes new ticket options, pricing, effortless ways to buy tickets online or directly by phone, and updating station equipment to make using these new options smoother. Île-de-France Mobilités dematerialized ticketing solutions are used more and more every month and are now the majority in use.
The aim behind this is just the dematerialization of ticketing and the generalization of this use, which has less environmental impact as compared to magnetic tickets.
Regarding this president of Île-de-France Mobilités and the Île-de-France Region, Valérie Pécresse stated, “The generalization of this service, in partnership with Samsung, is in line with our dematerialization policy initiated in 2016: making the lives of Ile-de-France users simpler, more practical, and more in tune with our times. We will continue to invest and increase our efforts in this direction.”
Back in November 2023, a few testers were able, during a developing phase, to use their Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 lineup as well as newer models to validate their transport tickets. The feedback was positive, highlighting simplicity, fluidity, and the speed of using the service.
Although, since 2019, the Korean giant has been a partner of Île-de-France Mobilités to provide solutions for dematerializing transport tickets to all Ile-de-France residents on their smartphones. Now users can use their Galaxy smartphone for public transport in Île-de-France; this includes validating tickets on a terminal and buying or even reloading them with Samsung Pay.
The two players are going further with this new deployment, which will permit you to buy tickets from a smartphone and validate them just with a flick of the wrist with a connected watch, even in the scenario where it is turned off. This step appears as a move forward to the modernization of Ile-de-France ticketing in a simple way, especially for scenarios when you get late.