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One UI 6 Watch update still not completely ready; expect delays

Samsung has been testing the One UI 6 Watch update for its Wear OS smartwatches for months, and the update is still not ready to be released. Earlier this month, the company released the fifth One UI 6 Watch beta update to its smartwatches, so we hoped that the company was close to being ready […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 mins ago

Galaxy Watch 5 returns from SpaceX spaceflight through Van Allen belt

The Galaxy Watch 5 just went to space and back, riding a SpaceX Dragon 2 spacecraft. The Samsung smartwatch was a part of the Polaris Dawn mission, organized by entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and operated by SpaceX. The crew of four wore Galaxy Watch 5 smartwatches to monitor body composition in a microgravity environment. The Polaris […]

By Mihai Matei
6 days ago

How waterproof are Samsung Galaxy Watches? All you need to know

One of the best things about Samsung's modern Galaxy Watches is that they are IP68-rated for dust and water resistance. It means you can take these smartwatches with you almost anywhere without worrying about them breaking due to dust or water ingress. But how waterproof are Galaxy Watches, really? On paper, an IP68 rating means […]

By Mihai Matei
1 week ago

Galaxy Watch 4, 5 and 6 get new One UI 6 Watch beta update

Samsung has released a new One UI 6 Watch beta update for the Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Watch 5, and Galaxy Watch 6 smartwatches. This is the sixth beta update for the Watch 6 and the fifth one for the Watch 4 and Watch 5. The build number for the update ends in the characters […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 weeks ago

Apple follows Samsung to bring Sleep Apnea detection smartwatches

Yesterday, Apple unveiled its new AirPods, Apple Watches, and iPhones. With its latest products, the company introduced Galaxy AI-like features under the Apple Intelligence branding. It followed Samsung in bringing the Sleep Apnea Detection feature to the Apple Watch. Several Galaxy Watches already have this feature. Apple Watches follow Galaxy Watches for Sleep Apnea Detection […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 weeks ago

Galaxy Watches and One UI Watch are missing a search bar

We at SamMobile want to be thorough in our tips & tricks articles and offer detailed steps for users to follow and change settings on their Galaxy devices. Even so, I must admit that I often use the search function inside the Settings app whenever I want to change a setting on my phone or […]

By Mihai Matei
3 weeks ago

Study shows Galaxy Watches have high fitness tracking accuracy

According to a study by the University of Michigan in the USA, Samsung's Galaxy Watches have high fitness tracking accuracy. This validation includes body fat percentage, heart rate, sweat loss, and VO2 max readings obtained from Galaxy Watches. The Galaxy Watch 4 and newer Galaxy Watches were used for these tests. University of Michigan's study […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 weeks ago

Get rid of pesky media controls on your Galaxy Watch face

One of the cool things about the Samsung Galaxy Watch is that it has an almost symbiotic relationship with your Galaxy phone or tablet and automatically detects whenever you're playing media on your mobile device. When it does, the Galaxy Watch offers quick media control shortcuts on your wrist, including skip track, previous track, play/pause, […]

By Mihai Matei
3 weeks ago

Samsung, let me have TV Ambient Scenes based on watch faces

All the excitement growing around Samsung's Galaxy Watch lineup lately made me want to wear my Galaxy Watch 5 again. Not around the clock, as the smartwatch gets in the way of my typing on the laptop, but whenever I have the chance. After reuniting with my Galaxy Watch 5, I remembered that I do […]

By Mihai Matei
4 weeks ago

Your Galaxy Watch can look different based on what you’re doing

Samsung's latest Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra have attracted a lot of new users who may have never owned a smartwatch before or have been using older models for a long time. Either way, they've embarked on a new journey of discovering what these latest smartwatches are all about. Today, we want to […]

By Mihai Matei
4 weeks ago

Galaxy Watches will let you disable pesky activity alerts

Fitness and activity tracking are among the most essential features of a smartwatch. Most smartwatches and fitness trackers nudge you to get up from time to time, take the stairs, and do some activities through daily activity alerts. However, alerts can sometimes irritate you, and Samsung will soon offer more control over them by letting […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 weeks ago

Galaxy Watch 5 gets Global AoD feature with new One UI 6 Watch beta update

Samsung has released the fourth One UI 6 Watch beta update to the Galaxy Watch 5 series. The new update brings the Global AoD feature to the Galaxy Watches in the lineup. This feature debuted with the Galaxy Watch 7 and the Galaxy Watch Ultra and is now coming to older smartwatches. Galaxy Watch 5 gets […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Galaxy Watch 4 and newer models get critical health feature in India

Samsung has released a critical health feature called Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) to its Wear OS-based Galaxy Watches in India. A few days ago, we reported that the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic received the feature. However, the new feature has been released to all Wear OS-based Galaxy Watches via […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Wear OS Galaxy Watches can now use Google Maps offline

Recently, during the launch of the Pixel 9 and the Pixel Watch 3, Google announced that it will soon roll out a new feature that would let users save Google Maps data for offline usage. Now, the company has started rolling out that feature, and Wear OS-based Galaxy Watch users can now use Google Maps […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Weirdly, using a laptop made me stop wearing my Galaxy Watch

I stopped wearing my Galaxy Watch 5 at night a few months ago because the BioActive sensor would turn on in the early morning, even in Sleep Mode, and wake me up hours before the alarm would go off. I'm not sure if it's a defect or what, and maybe newer Galaxy Watch models don't […]

By Mihai Matei
1 month ago

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