Samsung is looking forward to the shutdown of Galaxy Store support for the Tizen smartwatch OS. This means that Galaxy Watches released before the Galaxy Watch 4 will all lose support.
Samsung debuted the Galaxy Watch 4 back in 2021, based on Wear OS. Before this, Samsung powered its Galaxy watches with its in-house Tizen OS. Now the brand has decided to shut down support for the Galaxy Store on Galaxy Watches using Tizen OS. The Galaxy Watches use Tizen OS, which is mentioned below:
- Galaxy Watch Active
- Galaxy Watch Active 2
- Galaxy Gear
- Galaxy Watch
- Galaxy Watch 3
A user (Seaweed Maximum) speculates on Reddit about Samsung’s termination schedule for Galaxy Store access for Tizen smartwatches. He also shared a screenshot of the notice originally posted by a Galaxy Store Operation team member. It offers a timeline for Samsung’s termination plans.
The Galaxy Store will no longer sell paid content for the Galaxy watches mentioned above starting September 30, 2024. The free downloads will end in May 2025, and by September 2025, you will not be able to redownload content you already purchased from the “My Apps” section in the Galaxy Store.
The brand will also mention that the core services related to these watches will stop everywhere except the Galay Store after May 2025. The latest Tizen OS-powered smartwatch is the Galaxy Watch 3, which debuted back in August 2020. Users with the Galaxy Watch 3 or an older Tizen smartwatch are recommended to shift to the latest Galaxy Watches that use Wear OS for the upgraded experience.
