Galaxy Watch: WearOS 3.5 March 2023 update

According to the March 2023 update, changelog some improvements will come in various existing function

Watch Face – Digital Clock is now available with button press when the device is powered down. The time will now appear upon crown push, alongside the red low battery indicator.

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Display – In addition to tap, tilt, button press to wake the watch, you can now rotate the Crown to wake.

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Touch – Optimizations have been added to improve sensitivity of touch screen behavior.

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Setting – Battery saver enable/disable single tap support in QSS has been fully enabled in this release.

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Alarm – In the coming weeks, a fix will be rolled out via PlayStore to update the Clock app that addresses some alarms which have been having a delayed or false start. – Ensure Auto-update apps is selected in Play Store > Settings on your watch and you will get this update once it’s available when your watch is on charger and connected to Wi-Fi.

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Apart from these, some new features are also introduced in settings like mono -audio which limits the disorientation of split audio.

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The new color correction and greyscale modes better optimize the display for a wider range of vision preferences.

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According to the March 2023 update, changelog some improvements will come in various existing function

IMG: Google pixel

Watch Face – Digital Clock is now available with button press when the device is powered down. The time will now appear upon crown push, alongside the red low battery indicator.

IMG: Samsung

Display – In addition to tap, tilt, button press to wake the watch, you can now rotate the Crown to wake.

IMG: Google pixel

Touch – Optimizations have been added to improve sensitivity of touch screen behavior.

IMG: Samsung

Setting – Battery saver enable/disable single tap support in QSS has been fully enabled in this release.

IMG: Samsung

Apart from these, some new features are also introduced in settings like mono -audio which limits the disorientation of split audio.

IMG: Samsung

The new color correction and greyscale modes better optimize the display for a wider range of vision preferences.

IMG: Google pixel