Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 reveal set for upcoming Unpacked event

Date:
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 00:29:17 +0000

Description:
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 will be revealed during the next Samsung Unpacked later this summer in the next few months, the company revealed during its MWC 2021 presentation.

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Samsung didnt announce much during its MWC 2021 stream, but it did reveal a few key things we can expect in the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 which is coming this summer (July or August, say) at the next Samsung Unpacked event.

Sadly, Samsung didnt show off anything about the hardware or features in the upcoming Galaxy Watch 4. During the MWC stream , the company just teased some neat software integrations that result from the big reveal at last months Google IO 2021 that Samsung and Google would integrate the best parts of
Tizen and Wear OS into each other.

But we finally know more about what that means: smartwatches to come will run a software platform called One UI Watch, which is debuting on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.

One thing that is definitely coming to the Galaxy Watch 4: Google Apps, like Google Maps, YouTube Music, and Messages, which Sameer Samat, Samsung VP of Product Management for Android and Wear, confirmed in Samsungs MWC 2021
video. He explicitly stated that the Google Play app store will be available on the smartwatch, which will be able to get apps like Calm, Strava, and Spotify.

Samsung also promised stronger integration between its own Galaxy smartphones and smartwatches running One UI for instance, downloading an app on your phone will automatically put it on your wearable, too. Other refinements are more subtle, like rearranging the settings menu on your paired smartwatch to mirror the order on your phone, as well as transferring over blocked contacts and global time zones. Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 gets shown off in full in new image leaks Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 could have an Apple Watch-beating health feature Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 leak just revealed battery size and more One
UI Watch: lots of little improvements so far

Some of these Tizen + Wear OS improvements in the One UI Watch include apps starting up to 30% faster with smoother transitions. The Galaxy Watch 4 will also get eSIM support with more carriers worldwide, and health apps will get more consistent and accurate sensor readings for wellness and fitness.

One optimization that may or may not hint at the Galaxy Watch 4s hardware is in reference to battery: the Tizen and Wear OS improvements will harness smaller, lower-power chipset cores to reduce battery drain when reading heart rates, Samat said. This will allow smartwatches to track heartbeat rates per minute through the day and overnight with plenty of battery to spare in the morning.

The operating system exchange goes both ways: Android app developers will
soon get to harness Samsungs Watch Face Design tool, Samat said.

Theres less good news for owners of older smartwatches, including Tizen-based ones like the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. Instead, the company assured users that theyll get up to 3 years of software updates and Galaxy Store support for up to 3 years from launch. Stay on top of tech news with the TechRadar newsletter



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