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Samsung One UI Watch 5 & WearOS 4 Beta: Everything You Need To Know
Just like One UI (a customized UI for Galaxy Phones), the Koran firm owns a dedicated UI for Galaxy Watches as well- One UI Watch, which gets the base of Google’s WearOS. Recently, the Korean firm announced the 5th generation of its One UI Watch, which will be based on Samsung’s WearOS version 4. Ever since it was announced, users started to wonder when will they get to experience it. So, let’s find out the answer.
As per the official reports, the South Korean firm Samsung will launch its One UI Watch version 5 for its Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Watch 5, and upcoming Galaxy Watch series members only. Due to the lack of WearOS, older Galaxy Watches will be out of One UI Watch 5’s eligibility. Informatively, the soon-to-be-launched Galaxy Watch 6 will come with this new UI. Now, let’s know about its beta update; when will it reach eligible Galaxy Watches?
One UI 5 Watch beta update delayed
Samsung had initially announced that the One UI 5 Watch Beta would be made available by the end of May 2023. However, the update has not been released yet, leading to a delay in the schedule for Galaxy watches. Users hope to receive the update by the first or second week of June. The Samsung community Beta Operation Manager acknowledged the delay, stating, “We encountered unforeseen challenges in coordinating with Google’s Wear OS 4.0, which resulted in the unavoidable delay of the beta’s start schedule that was originally planned for May. We sincerely apologize to our customers who have patiently awaited the beta’s opening in May. Rest assured, we are working diligently to ensure a more stable software and prepare for the beta launch as soon as possible.”
WearOS 4 Developer Preview Has Already Started
The WearOS 4 Developer Preview is making waves for Pixel watch. According to a reliable previous report, the current availability is limited to the 64-bit emulator build, providing a platform for testing, development, and feedback on WearOS 4. This exciting development enables app developers to embark on their journey of creating and testing applications for the upcoming version of WearOS.
When the WearOS 4-based One UI Watch 5 beta available for Galaxy Watches?
Let us tell you; it has been said that all the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 users will get the upcoming One UI Watch 5 Beta in their Watches in May, which means it can arrive anytime now. However, whenever the beta program arrives, Galaxy Watch users will be able to access it through Samsung Members app. Once the Beta program competes, the company will stably release One UI Watch 5 with Galaxy Watch 6 devices.
As per the reports, the upcoming Galaxy Watch 6 series will make its debut on the market with the next-gen Galaxy Z foldable series. It is expected that both series will be launched in the market at the end of July or the initial August. The company will hold an Unpacked Event for this launch. Besides, if you are wondering about the upcoming One UI Watch 5 software, you can find the necessary information here.
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.
Samsung is actively working on expanding its wearable family as it gears up to launch the Galaxy Watch 7 series. Now, the battery for the Pro variant of the Watch 7 series has been spotted on the BIS certification.
The next-generation Galaxy Watch 7 series will be launched at the Galaxy Unpacked event, which is supposed to be held in early July 2024. Samsung could offer three variants of the Galaxy Watch 7 series rumored as standard and classic, and out of those, one could be a ‘Pro’ variant. Reports now indicate that the BIS certification has revealed the battery of the upcoming Galaxy Watch 7 Pro.
By the BIS spotting, it is expected that the Galaxy Watch 7 Pro will feature a 578 mAh battery, which could be advertised as a 600mAh battery. The battery has been spotted with the model number EB-705ABY. The existence spotted on BIS means Samsung is actively working to launch the smartwatch in India.
Another report is reporting that a model number of Samsung’s wearable has been spotted in the Bluetooth SIG database as SM-L305U, which is the Galaxy Watch 7 with a 40mm version and LTE connectivity for the US market. As per the certification, the upcoming Watch 7 will feature Bluetooth 5.3 with LE.
It is expected that Samsung will introduce the Galaxy Watch 7 powered by the Exynos W940 SoC, which will result in 50% more efficiency and 30% faster performance as compared to its predecessor generation at a Galaxy Unpacked event, along with the next-generation foldable devices Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6.
The Galaxy Watch 7 series is expected to run Wear OS 5. It could also feature a new 3nm chip, which is said to offer a 50% increase in power efficiency over the Galaxy Watch 6. This time, the giants could also increase the storage capacity of the Galaxy Watch 7 to 32GB.