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Samsung's One UI 5 Watch update gives early look at the future of its wearables

A new update is coming to Galaxy Watches, focusing on health, wellness, and safety.

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Samsung has revealed One UI 5 Watch, an update that will be arriving to Galaxy Watches later this year. While there could be many new features in the update when it's finally released, the company chose to share details about three focus areas today: health, wellness, and safety. There will be a beta released this month arriving to compatible watches like the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, with a wider release expected sometime later this year.

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Galaxy Watch 4 series finally receives stable One UI Watch 4.5

Samsung has finally started rolling out stable One UI Watch 4.5 to the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. Read on to learn all about the update.

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Samsung launched its latest Wear OS smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, with One UI Watch 4.5 based on Wear OS 3.5. Shortly after the launch, the company started testing the update for the Galaxy Watch 4 series, bringing several new features to the older smartwatches. After rolling out six One UI Watch 4.5 beta updates for the Galaxy Watch 4 lineup, Samsung is now finally rolling it out on the stable channel.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 series receives another One UI Watch 4.5 beta update with several bug fixes

Samsung is rolling out the sixth beta build of One UI Watch 4.5 based on Wear OS 3.5 to the Galaxy Watch 4 series. Read on to learn more.

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While Samsung's latest Wear OS smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, launched with One UI Watch 4.5 based on Wear OS 3.5, the older Galaxy Watch 4 series is yet to receive the update. Samsung has been testing the update for a while now and has released five beta builds so far, giving users a chance to experience the new QWERTY keyboard, accessibility features, and more ahead of the stable rollout. The fifth One UI Watch 4.5 beta update rolled out to the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic late last month, bringing several bug fixes and improvements. Now, Samsung is rolling out another bug fix update on the beta channel.

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Samsung rolls out fifth One UI Watch 4.5 beta for the Galaxy Watch 4

Samsung has started rolling out the fifth One UI Watch 4.5 beta to the Galaxy Watch 4 with several bug fixes and improvements.

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Samsung has been working on the One UI Watch 4.5 update based on Wear OS 3.5 for quite a while now. The company has released four beta builds of the update so far, giving Galaxy Watch 4 users a chance to experience the new QWERTY keyboard, accessibility features, and more. The fourth beta build rolled out to users earlier this month, bringing a host of bug fixes and improvements. Now, Samsung is rolling out another update on the beta channel with even more bug fixes and improvements.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4's fourth One UI Watch 4.5 beta starts rolling out with plenty of bug fixes

The fourth One UI Watch 4.5 beta update is now rolling out to the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic with numerous bug fixes. Read on!

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While Samsung is gearing up for the launch of the Galaxy Watch 5 series, the company is also reminding users that it hasn’t forgotten about the Galaxy Watch 4 lineup by releasing a fresh new update through its One UI Watch beta program. It may take a few more rounds of beta releases before we see the stable One UI Watch 4.5 lands on these devices, but the Korean OEM is making steady progress in that direction. Now, the fourth One UI Watch beta based on Wear OS 3.5 is available for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic.

Galaxy Watch 4 Classic on a wrist.
Samsung announces One UI Watch 4.5 with a new QWERTY keyboard, accessibility features, and more

Samsung today detailed all the new features coming with the One UI Watch 4.5 update, which will start rolling out to users this quarter.

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After rolling out three One UI Watch 4.5 beta builds over the last few weeks, Samsung has now officially announced the update. The stable release is based on Wear OS 3.5 and it brings several new features, including a much-needed QWERTY keyboard, accessibility features, improved watch face customization, and more.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 in four styles
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 series gets third One UI Watch 4.5 beta with several bug fixes

The third beta of One UI Watch 4.5 is now rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic with a number of bug fixes. Read on!

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Samsung is currently beta testing One UI Watch 4.5 based on Wear OS 3.5 for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic. At the beginning of June, the South Korean OEM kicked off the One UI Watch beta program, allowing enthusiastic users to try out the upcoming update before public release. The second beta followed nearly three weeks later, bringing tons of bug fixes. Now, Samsung has released the third beta for the smartwatches with further software refinements and improvements.

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Leaked images show off Wear OS 3.5 and One UI Watch 4.5

A new leak has arrived, showing us lots of images of the next iteration of Google's Wear OS 3.5 and Samsung's One UI Watch 4.5.

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It's been almost a year since the arrival of Google's Wear OS 3. Despite the promise of it arriving on other devices, the software has still yet to make it to any products. As we wait for the update to find its way to smartwatches, it looks like a new version of the OS is being worked on, with lots of pictures to prove it.

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Samsung rolls out the second One UI Watch 4.5 beta to the Galaxy Watch 4 series

The second One UI Watch 4.5 beta update is now rolling out to the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic with numerous bug fixes. Read on!

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Samsung launched the One UI Beta program for Wear OS last month to give Galaxy Watch 4 users a chance to experience the next major software release on their devices before the stable rollout. The first One UI Watch 4.5 beta build for the Galaxy Watch 4 series included several new features, including a new unified composer, seamless keyboard/handwriting/voice input support, dual SIM functionality, a revamped alarm setting, and much more. The Korean OEM is now rolling out the second One UI 4.5 beta update to the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Classic variant, and it brings several bug fixes and a few additional changes.

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[Update: Now open in the US] Samsung will soon let Galaxy Watch 4 owners test drive new software features

Samsung has just announced the One UI Watch Beta program for the Galaxy Watch 4 series. Read on to know more.

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Samsung regularly runs One UI beta programs for Galaxy phones, allowing power users to try out the new software builds ahead of the public release. There hasn't been a similar program for the company's smartwatches so far. But that changes today as the company has just announced the One UI Watch Beta program for the Galaxy Watch 4 series.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 in five styles
Samsung says Galaxy Watch 4 and future watches will get four years of updates

Samsung says the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic both will get up to four years of One UI Watch and Wear OS updates.

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Yesterday, Samsung officially lifted the curtains off its first 2022 flagship lineup. The newly announced Galaxy S22 series represents the best that Samsung has to offer in the traditional smartphone form factor. All three phones pack amazing hardware, and that, together with Samsung's new commitment to provide up to four years of Android OS updates, make them the most enticing offerings on the market right now. However, this extended software support isn't just exclusive to smartphones. Samsung says it will provide the same level of support for its smartwatches as well.

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This is what Wear OS 3 with One UI Watch is like on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4

Google's Wear OS 3 software debuts on the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 as One UI Watch, but how does it compare to Tizen and Wear OS 2?

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Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Watch 4 series, which might be the most significant wearable device Samsung has ever released. The company has given up on its home-grown Tizen software platform (except on TVs), and has now teamed up with Google to develop Wear OS 3. This partnership could make the Galaxy Watch 4 a stronger competitor than ever against the Apple Watch Series 6.

Wear OS powered by Samsung running on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4
Google's redesigned smartwatch apps debut on Samsung's Galaxy Watch 4 series

Google has unveiled updated versions of its apps for smartwatches running Wear OS 3. These apps are debuting on Samsung's Galaxy Watch 4.

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Today at its Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Watch 4 Classic, the first smartwatches to run Wear OS 3, the new version of Wear OS co-developed by Samsung and Google. To coincide with the launch of Samsung's new hardware, Google today unveiled updated versions of its smartwatch apps that are debuting on the Galaxy Watch 4 series.

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One UI Watch is Samsung's new OS for smartwatches based on Wear OS

One UI Watch is Samsung's new operating system for smartwatches based on Wear OS. Read on to learn more about the new platform.

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At this year's I/O developer conference, Google announced that it was working with Samsung on a new platform for smartwatches. While the company didn't share many details about the new platform at the time, it revealed that it would combine the best features from Wear OS and Tizen. At MWC today, Samsung finally showcased One UI Watch — a new interface for Galaxy smartwatches that "will provide a consistent experience and look with other Galaxy devices."

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4
Samsung's Galaxy Watch 4 will launch with One UI Watch later this summer

Samsung has confirmed that its next Galaxy Watch (the Galaxy Watch 4) will be announced at its upcoming Unpacked event later this summer.

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Today, Samsung unveiled its vision for the future of smartwatches and took the wraps off its new Wear OS-based operating system. One UI Watch is built on top of the new, unified Wear OS platform co-developed by Samsung and Google, but it adds a few tweaks to provide a "consistent experience and look with other [Samsung] Galaxy devices." Samsung also confirmed that the first smartwatch to feature this new OS will be the company's next Galaxy Watch product, which rumors suggest will be the Galaxy Watch 4.