Galaxy Watch5 and Watch 6 Get Smarter: March 2024 Update Delivers Fresh Features
Last week, Samsung rolled out a new update for the Galaxy Watch 6 series; it was spotted in South Korea, and now the company has started rolling out the same update for the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 6 series in more regions. The latest company has brought some new ability to integrate watches into large-screen devices, including Samsung TVs, smart monitors, and projectors.
Samsung Health workout metrics can be displayed on big screens via the Galaxy Watch 5.
Samsung has rolled out a new software update for the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro in Korea and the US. It carries the firmware version number R9*0XXU1BXB7 and a software package of 244.14 MB. On the other hand Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic BT models get the update on build number R96*XXU1AXB7 in Europe. The company has enabled a new ability to display Samsung Health content on Samsung TVs, which will be released in 2024 and feature Samsung Daily+.
With the interaction, users will be able to get updates related to health on the smart TV or smart monitor. Going into details, you can easily check the data about heart rate, calories burned, and other workout data from the Galaxy watches. Along with the new feature, the watches are also getting an updated security patch in the form of a March 2024 update.
For your information, the update for the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 6 are currently spotted on the Bluetooth variant of the watches in Korea and the USA, but it is expected to be available for the LTE variants in the coming days and also be available in more countries gradually.
If you are using the Bluetooth variant of the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 6, you can now update the watch by following some simple steps: tap on the watch settings, select watch software update, and then hit the download and install option. It is possible that you may not have received the update yet because it will be distributed gradually to all the devices.