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WearOS 4 Features: New apps and updates coming to Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5
Samsung is always ahead in bringing new features to its devices. Thanks to One UI, which is its original skin that comes up with every new OS update, smartphones and tablets, it’s based on Android OS, and currently, they have received One UI 5.1 based on Android 13. While for the Galaxy Watches, there is Wear OS, and Samsung has skin based One UI watch.
WearOS 4 Features For Galaxy Watches
For better customizability, Google has collaborated with Samsung and will work on Wear OS 4; as per information, the latest Wear OS will come with some new features, including custom faces, so users can easily make changes to watch faces. Apart from this, it will also bring support for Google Home, Gmail, and Google Calendar are among the apps that will be accessible. With the latest Google Home app for smartwatches, users can manage who rang the Nest doorbell directly from notifications, remotely unlock the door, and accomplish other tasks from their watch. All these functionalities will come with One UI 5 watch for Galaxy Watches.
Thanks to the smartwatch apps in Gmail and Calendar, Google will offer users the ability to quickly respond to emails and check their commitments using only the smartwatch.
In the next few weeks, WhatsApp is set to unveil its first smartwatch application on WearOS, joining the ranks of the Big G apps. This app will provide users with the convenience of initiating a new conversation, responding to messages using voice commands, and answering calls directly from the watch, all without having to use their smartphone.
Soon the Spotify and Peloton applications will also arrive, thanks to which you will be able to listen to your favorite music or podcasts directly from the clock while maybe keeping track of your workout.
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Additionally, there will be some more useful features available for smartwatches, such as users can easily connect their smartwatches to a new phone without resetting it. Users have been waiting for a long time for this feature on their watches; now, Wear OS will be available for all devices.
Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 watch beta for Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5
Samsung has two Galaxy watches which are eligible for Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5. As per the information, Samsung will soon push a new beta update for its Galaxy watches; it is expected to be available for users in the US and Korea before the month’s end. It is also noticeable that Samsung will also introduce a new generation watch as Galaxy Watch 6, this year.
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.