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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’s Galaxy Watch 6 series is running on Wear OS 4 onboard; now, to add a major layer of upgrade, the brand is gearing up to deliver a new update in the form of Wear OS 5.
Wear OS 5 for Galaxy Watches is under processing
The Korean giant has already started developing a new firmware version for the Galaxy Watch 6, which appears as R965USQU1BXD8. A tipster has revealed that Samsung is working on a new firmware version for the carrier-locked Galaxy Watch 6 smartwatch for the US market, leading to speculation.
This new firmware version indicates a major One UI version change, and it could be One UI Watch 6 based on Wear OS 5. On the other hand, Google has already revealed via @MatthewReiter05 that it will disclose Wear OS 5 and its features at the forthcoming Google I/O 2024 event on May 14, 2024.
A couple of months after the announcement, Wear OS 5 will probably be available in stable form, and Samsung could soon release a stable One UI Watch 6 based on that platform. However, it’s yet to be clear what new features and UI design improvements Google plans to bring with the Wear OS 5 update. It is expected to improve integration with Android-based smartphones, tablets, and TVs.
With the revelation of the financial revenue statistics in Q1 2024, Samsung has confirmed that the brand is going to up its ante again by significantly improving the wearables sales, unveiling new devices along with certain prominent aspects like the Galaxy Ring, while also officially claiming to launch some more advanced premium Galaxy Watch lineups.
Samsung wishes to offer a more advanced yet premium experience to its Galaxy Watch users:
With the latest announcement, Samsung significantly aims to offer a highly interactive yet advanced wearable experience to its users and plans on powering the Galaxy smartwatch ecosystem by introducing the most significant Galaxy watch models that should include certain essential aspects, like the Galaxy Ring.
Is the Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra Next Variant part of the Galaxy Watch 7 line-up?
Moreover, the Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra variant could feature the next Galaxy smartwatch lineup, the Galaxy Watch 7, which might sport a square-shaped display screen rather than a circular display. Meanwhile, reports further revealed that the upcoming Galaxy Watch 7 might have 32GB of internal storage; the smartwatch could be powered by a 3nm Exynos chip; a square-shaped screen; an elegant look; and a premium finish would rather give a serious rivalry to the Apple Watch Ultra 2.
Samsung clearly stated that the brand is significantly focused on spreading a more advanced Galaxy smartwatch ecosystem for its Galaxy watch users by introducing a premium Galaxy Watch lineup that could feature some impressive features and aspects that would significantly offer a better yet premium experience to the users.
In the last few years, Google has been dedicatedly working to improve the WearOS platform, which aims to provide services to make the smartwatch experience better. However, to bring about the enhancement, the company is not dependent on major software updates, while many of them provide changes through new updates.
For instance, last month saw the global implementation of a new update to Google Maps for WearOS devices, which included the ability to synchronize 3D buildings and display directions on public transport.
According to the information, now Google Developer is to guarantee the user OS that it will provide a whole new express for the Google Map. It has provided some new features, including a new shortcut to facilitate access to the map.
With the latest version of Google Maps 11.124.0702.W, the company has introduced a new Google Maps replacement search button with the ‘Map’ button, which allows you to directly access the map view.
However, there is no important or majorly significant feature spotted in the update, but the developers of Mountain View Company are dedicatedly providing some innovation in the next update. To take advantage of the new feature, you just need to search for the update.