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How to download & install WhatsApp on Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5
Samsung Galaxy watches are the preferred smartwatches by tech enthusiasts because these watches (Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5) have come with highly advanced features that support users in their routine life. For instance, Samsung help that helps to track health-related data and send or receive messages directly from watches.
Samsung Galaxy watches also support several social media apps as well. In these, the most popular application is WhatsApp. You can enjoy all the features of WhatsApp same as a smartphone. However, having a small screen, you will not get the typing functionality, but to replace this company has an enhanced microphone that can translate your voice into words.
What a delightful convenience a smartwatch brings by allowing you to stow away your phone in your bag. It becomes even more valuable when the watch offers more than just a simple notification screen with a reply function. Until recently, using WhatsApp on the Galaxy Watch 4 and 5 was restricted to merely responding to incoming messages without initiating new conversations or viewing ongoing ones.
But hooray! Things are finally taking a turn. A fully functional WhatsApp app is now available for the WearOS operating system on the Galaxy Watch 4 and 5. Although WhatsApp Beta had been an option for some time, now everyone can easily install the official WhatsApp app on these Watch models equipped with WearOS.
As long as your Watch has a Wi-Fi or 4G connection, WhatsApp stays neatly synced. For the latter, of course, you need a 4G model of the Watch 4 or 5 – just like that with your own SIM.
How to install WhatsApp on Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5
Method 1:
- On Your Galaxy Watch
- You received the availability notification when opening the Play Store on the watch.
- So you could install the app so directly.
- Optionally, you have to search for it, or you install it on your watch from the Play Store on your phone.
- If all goes well, your Watch 4 or 5 will be there as a device.
Method 2:
WhatsApp stable application is officially available for Galaxy watches yet, but if you joined the beta program of WhatsApp so you can easily install it on Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series watches. The beta program of WhatsApp is currently full, so if you are not joined the beta program yet, then you can also visit this link to do it (by connected smartphone).
Note: you should use the same Gmail account which currently signed in for Google services.
Once you become a tester by visiting the link, then follow the below steps to install WhatsApp on your Galaxy watch easily.
- If you also want to sign up for Whatsapp beta, you can do it by tapping here.
- However, remember one thing, to participate in this beta program, you should have your Android phone and Galaxy Watch running on version 2.23.10.10+.
- To set Whatsapp Beta up on your Galaxy Watch, it will ask you to enter an eight-digit code from your Watch on the phone app.
- It seems that the stable version will be even more surprising when it comes.
Download manually WhatsApp beta from the Google Play Store
Samsung has rolled out a new update for the Samsung Enhance X application. With the latest update, the company will add some stability to the functions available under the application and improve the user experience.
Samsung Enhance X is getting a new update with the version number 2.0.89. With the latest update, the company doesn’t attach an official changelog, making it difficult to identify what new changes are coming with the update.
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Generally, when a company doesn’t publish a new changelog for the application, it indicates that the update may not bring any significant changes for the application. Therefore, the latest update for Samsung Enhance X is expected to receive some internal changes that could enhance the overall stability of the application.
If you are having any issues while using any feature of the application, then it is recommended that you keep the application up-to-date. To take advantage of the new update, you can check for it via the Galaxy Store. To go directly to the page, click here. However, if there is no update available on your device, you can also sideload the latest version of the application from external sources.
For starters, the Enhance X app is a one-stop AI solution that allows you to do easy edits that enhance the media with a single tap. For instance, you can remove unwanted blur reflections and, at the same time, use features to sharpen, improve the dynamic range, and brighten photos captured in low lighting conditions. Meanwhile, for the video content, it allows the use of single-take, long exposures.
The Samsung Camera app comes with all the necessary features that allow users to capture good photos and shoot elegant videos via their Galaxy devices. To make it more effective, the company frequently brings new updates to the stock camera application.
Samsung Camera update
Samsung has rolled out a new update for the stock camera application, which comes with the firmware version number 11.0.02.95. The latest update does not introduce any new changelog, instead reiterating the previous one that addressed the issue of photos breaking when repeatedly shooting after applying a filter. But it is expected that the company will surely provide some improvements to the functioning of the application.
How to install
The Samsung Camera application update is now live for Galaxy devices, which are running on Android 14. If you are also using any of the Galaxy devices with One UI 6.0 or One UI 6.1 installed, then you can install the latest update via the Galaxy store, but in case the update is not reached for your device, you can also sideload the application via external sources.
Samsung provides more options for better photography
For premium devices that are equipped with high-end camera hardware, there are some more camera-related apps and functions available in the form of Expert RAW and Camera Assistant. With these applications, users will be able to use the smartphone camera more professionally.
YouTube is rolling out a new jump-ahead AI-powered feature for its users. Under this functionality, users will be able to skip the video by double-tapping to the most-viewed part of the video.
Previously, when you double-tapped on the video in the right half of the screen, it forwarded the video to 10 seconds. Now, to make this function more useful, YouTube has used AI, which is able to analyze the most-viewed part of the video and redirect users directly.
According to the information, the new facility will be limitedly available to users who have joined the premium memberships. It is worth noticing that YouTube has had this functionality for a long time. A few days ago, when the company had previewed this capability, it suggested a small experiment.
As this is currently in the initial stage, the functionality is only available for US users and those working on the English videos. According to the information, the jump-ahead feature is available for users who join the premium membership before June 1. However, after passing the experiment phase, it may be available for every user.
A couple of months ago, YouTube brought the Picture in Picture (PiP) feature for free to users. Initially, it was limited to US users, but it is expected to be available to other countries’ users. To get the latest functionality, users should always keep the YouTube update.