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Samsung One UI 5 Watch (WearOS 4) Update Tracker For Galaxy Watches
Samsung is constantly upgrading its Galaxy watch lineup, last year company introduced the fifth generation of Galaxy Watches, Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, now this year, it is expected that the company will introduce Galaxy Watch 6 series and deliver the best for customers it is expected that it will come with One UI 5 watch preinstalled.
But before introducing the stable update company will roll out the beta update for the watches. As of now, there are only watches eligible for the One UI 5 watch skin update, including Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, Galaxy Watch 5, and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro.
To get updated about all the news related to the One UI watch, you can see this progression tracker; it is made on the information we got till now; let’s explore it together.
Samsung One UI 5 Watch Update Tracker
September 19 – Samsung is now expanding the Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 Watch for the LTE variants of Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 Series to more countries. It is worth noting that previously it was only available for Bluetooth models. With the latest update, Galaxy watches will get several new enhancements to their existing functionalities.
September 19 – Samsung One UI Watch 5 is now rolled out for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series in the US. Currently, the update is available for the locked variant of the watches, which are affiliated with Verizon.
September 11 – Samsung is rolling out the update in several countries, including India, the UAE, and Ireland. Users who own the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic can easily identify the new update by their firmware version numbers.
September 8 – Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro owners are receiving the Wear OS 4 and One UI 5 Watch update in more countries.
September 5 – Samsung is expanding the latest Wear OS 4 and One UI 5 Watch update for Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 Series in Europe and Africa.
September 4 – Samsung started rolling out the Wear OS 4-based One Ui 5 Watch stable update for Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic.
September 1 – Galaxy Watches will soon get Phone unlock feature with One UI 5 Watch-based on Wear OS 4.
August 31 – The Korean giant is now giving the One UI 5 Watch update to the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 4 Series in the United States. We think that in the next few days, the One UI 5 Watch update will reach more countries.
August 29 – Users who have registered their Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 smartwatches for the One UI 5 Watch beta test can now install the stable update.
August 17 – In the near future, the Galaxy Watch 2 Active and Watch 3 will be able to use a variety Watchfaces of newly equipped Watch 6 series.
August 16 – Samsung announced that the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 would get four One UI watch updates. Based on this policy, these Galaxy watches will get update support for up to four years.
August 16 – Samsung announced the One UI 5 Watch feature for Galaxy Watches. The Samsung One UI 5 watch is based on WearOS 4, so it will carry all the new features of the latest operating system as well as some exclusive features that will be available for Galaxy watches. The latest update is focused on enhancing health-related benefits for users.
August 10 –The company has now released a fifth beta update for Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 series. The latest firmware update is being implemented with the version that ends with ZWH3.
August 10 – The Galaxy Watch4 and Watch5 series that will receive the new One UI 5 Watch based on Wear OS 4, indicating in parentheses the date of release of the update on the European market.
July 20 – After a day the release of the fourth beta version of One UI 5 Watch for the models of the Samsung Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch4 series comes the news of the release of the stable version as well. At the moment it seems that the availability of the stable version is limited to some lucky users who have registered their smartwatches to the beta test program.
July 19 – Samsung is continuously enhancing the user experience for its current Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 Series through the release of the fourth beta of the One UI 5 Watch skin, based on WearOS 4. Although the update does not introduce significant new features, it focuses on numerous bug fixes and addresses a long-standing battery consumption issue.
July 4 – Samsung started the third One UI 5 Watch for Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series in South Korea, and it expanded in the United States.
June 16 – Samsung released the second beta of One UI 5 Watch for Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 series with build ZWFA, which primarily addresses critical bug fixes related to performance, battery drain, and lag.
June 7 – Samsung officially launched the WearOS 4-based One UI Watch 5 beta program for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series in the US and Korea.
May 31 – Samsung has planned to start the beta program in May, but due to some reason, it’s been shifted to June.
May 16 – Galaxy Watch 4, and Galaxy Watch 5 plugins updated ahead of One UI 5 watch.
May 9 – WearOS 4-based One UI Watch 5 beta testing will first start in South Korea and the United States.
May 4 – Samsung officially unveils new features for the One UI 5 watch update, including Enhanced safety function, Personalized fitness features, and Improved sleep management features.
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.