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Galaxy Watch 4 Series gets Wear OS 4 and One UI 5 Watch update in more countries
Samsung Galaxy watches enjoy dual functionalities: one is the WearOS feature, and the other is the One UI skin, which gives them some more advantages with some fresh improvements. For now, the Galaxy Watch 4 series is getting the first-generation One UI watch skin.
Notably, Samsung has already updated the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 4 series in several countries, including the US, Korea, and many more, but it was limited to the Bluetooth models; now, it is expanding the update to the LTE version as well.
The company 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.
The South Korean units of the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic are getting the update with version number R8*5NKOU1CWH3. Meanwhile, in India, these watches are getting an update with firmware version R8*0XXU1HWH5
One UI 5 watch is packed with a lot of new features
The One UI 5 watch is the latest skin upgrade for the Galaxy watches. The update comes with a lot of new features that are coming under several system-level applications, such as watch faces and tiles, Samsung Health, backup and restore, and many more.
Apart from improving the system-level apps, the company has also introduced some more features like dictating text with the home button, using multiple timers at once, sharing medical information in an emergency, device care, universal gestures, etc.