Apps & Services
Galaxy Watches now supports WhatsApp app: Download & Install
With WearOS 3, many third-party applications are making their way to the Galaxy Watches, as third-party developers are a big part of this version of smartwatch OS. Recently, the popular messenger WhatsApp has started its application’s beta testing in the WearOS-booted Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 devices. It is obvious that the messenger will bring its noteworthy features to its WearOS app. Let’s know what to expect from it.
Informatively, the WhatsApp application starts with a simple list of recent contacts with “Settings” on the Galaxy Watch. In the Galaxy Watches, Whatsapp will work quite similarly as it does in smartphones. For example, if you open up a conversation, you can see the past messages here. Not only can you see, but the app will also let you reply by recording a voice note or by opening the keyboard.
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Besides, if we talk about group chats, you will see “People in this conversation” and “Open on the phone” options if we scroll to the end. It also shows a circular complication on the Watch’s screen to show how many unread messages you have. It will show you a total of two tiles- “WhatsApp contacts” and “WhatsApp voice message.” The first one is to open a particular chat, and the second one is to start recording a voice note.
How to download & install WhatsApp beta on Galaxy Watch
- If you also want to sign up for Whatsapp beta, you can do it by tapping here.
- However, remember one thing, to participate in this beta program, you should have your Android phone and Galaxy Watch running on version 2.23.10.10+.
- To set Whatsapp Beta up on your Galaxy Watch, it will ask you to enter an eight-digit code from your Watch on the phone app.
- It seems that the stable version will be even more surprising when it comes.
Download manually WhatsApp beta from the Google Play Store
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Google has recently introduced Android Auto 11.8 stable updates, but with the update, it doesn’t reveal any information about the newly arrived features or improvements for the application. But with the latest development, there are some reports about the information that the interface has been redesigned for the settings.
According to the information, Google plans to introduce a new settings menu design as the default with the latest version. Previously, Android Auto users had the option to see at the top of the settings menu how the car was connected. In it, the user could observe a section for customizing the launcher, “Hey Google ” detection, a Google Assistant option, forecasts, some specific system options, and various details relating to the safety and legal area.
Now, moving firmware companies have brought software that adopts the latest Material You guidelines. In this way, the colors change depending on the ones chosen by users, and dark mode is supported. These elements represent great news for Android Auto.
However, it’s important to point out that the settings menu itself hasn’t actually changed much, but with minimal change, it has created a new perspective on the settings. First, the graphic at the top of the page has been removed and replaced with the “connect a car” button. Along with this, various sections relating to the start, display, assistant, maps, messages, and much more have also been introduced.
The Samsung Music App is getting a new update that permits quick launch with the Galaxy Buds tap-and-hold gesture smoothly.
A plethora of wireless wearable earbuds are available, but somehow Samsung’s Galaxy Buds are leading the market with their high-end features and functionalities without any limitations. To enhance the users’ audio experience, the giant rolled out a new update for the Samsung Music app, but this update is hinting at what’s been missing.
Samsung Galaxy Buds allow users to control music playback with taps, which they can then customize in the Samsung Music application, which is available on both the Galaxy Store and Google Play Store. The giant has designed the Galaxy Buds with the support of tap-and-hold gestures for less frequent actions such as launching applications or activating voice assistants similar to Bixby or Google Assistant.
The reports say that this update permits you to quickly launch the application using the tap-and-hold gesture on Galaxy Series earbuds. However, the updated Samsung Music application does not have its own streaming service, but interested parties can link their Spotify accounts to it. To quickly launch the Music application, this asks you to open the Galaxy Wearable app on the device your earbuds are paired to.
Then, authorize touch controls, touch and hold, and assign either earbud to launch Samsung Music when the gesture is detected. Integration between the Samsung Music app and the company’s connected earbuds should have been the default behavior from the factory.
Apps & Services
Samsung Theme Park v1.1.00.08 update refreshes the functionalities with some feature alterations
Samsung provides several customization options for its Galaxy users. To give more control, it has introduced multiple Good Lock applications. Theme Park is also one of them, which provides several options to customize the themes. To bring about improvements, the company frequently releases new updates.
Theme Park has started getting new updates with version number 1.1.00.08. It has brought several changes, like changing the previous APK installation method to the devices and the theme application method, which resulted in three improvements.
Firstly, it makes theme creation and application speed faster; secondly, it provides the ability to edit and overwrite themes. Finally, it brings automation to reflect new icons for newly installed apps based on the current icon pack being used.
Along with this, Samsung has also officially said that due to these changes, “the theme application method” had to remove four features from the app. Here is what it described in the changelog:
- Remove ‘App’s theme settings’
- Remove ‘Color Palette Change’
- Theme Park> Theme> ‘Keyboard’>keycap Style deleted
- Theme Park>Theme>Home screen>Folder shape change deleted
If you are using a Good Lock-compatible Galaxy device, then you can now update Theme Park’s latest version simply via the Galaxy Store.
