Best buy guide: Galaxy Watch 6 or Galaxy S24+. Woo-hoo join SamMobile on WhatsApp or Telegram!

SamMobile has affiliate and sponsored partnerships. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn a commission.

Notifications
    News for you

    Samsung Gear Live getting Android Wear 4.4W.2 update

    Firmware
    By 

    Last updated: October 24th, 2014 at 16:30 UTC+02:00

    The Gear Live, Samsung's one and only Android Wear smartwatch, is beginning to receive an update to Android Wear 4.4W.2. The update brings a couple of new features, most of which have been present on Samsung's own Gear watches for quite some time. These include support for GPS (similar to the Gear S, which runs on Tizen), the ability to play music locally from the watch by pairing a Bluetooth headset (another feature the Gear and Gear 2 gained earlier), and an option to hide notifications on the watch face.

    The update doesn't seem to be widely available yet, so you will need to wait before you can start enjoying those new features. Advanced users can download the OTA file and update manually, instructions for which are available here.

    Via

    Firmware Android WearGear Live

    You might also like

    [Poll] Still interested in Samsung’s Android Wear watches? Google is

    [Poll] Still interested in Samsung’s Android Wear watches? Google is

    Android Wear on Samsung hardware is a big deal post-2016. Regardless of whether or not you've forgotten that it was a deal in the first place, which I totally did not and it absolutely is. You know, as absolute as such a statement can be, not coming directly from Samsung. But don't worry, that's still pretty […]

    • By Dominik Bosnjak
    • 3 years ago
    Samsung switching to Android Wear (Watch OS) for its smartwatches?

    Samsung switching to Android Wear (Watch OS) for its smartwatches?

    Trademark applications filed by Samsung had suggested the possibility of the company moving to the Galaxy branding for its wearable devices, perhaps to unify its product lineups across the smartphone and wearable categories, but a new rumor is hinting that it may not be just a name change. According to leakster Ice universe, Samsung may […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 6 years ago
    Tizen overtakes Android Wear in smartwatch market share

    Tizen overtakes Android Wear in smartwatch market share

    The Gear Live was Samsung's first and only Android Wear-powered smartwatch. It was released back in 2014 and while many thought that Samsung would launch another one, the company confirmed last year that it will no longer make Android Wear smartwatches. Samsung said that it would only make smartwatches that run on its Tizen platform. […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 7 years ago
    How Samsung singlehandedly brought down Android Wear

    How Samsung singlehandedly brought down Android Wear

    It wasn't all that long ago that Samsung and Google were arguing over Samsung's Tizen efforts, and, since that argument some 2 years ago, Samsung has continued to build Tizen and its own platform ecosystem. Well, LG, Huawei, and Motorola have sat out the last several months of 2016 in the smartwatch market, but news this past week from […]

    • By Deidre R.
    • 7 years ago
    Samsung’s abandonment of Android Wear has Android Wear OEMs applauding

    Samsung’s abandonment of Android Wear has Android Wear OEMs applauding

    I wrote some months ago that Android Wear fans shouldn't get their hopes up about a 2016 Samsung Android Wear smartwatch, and I still stand by the statements I made then. What's new, though, is that it appears as if even Android Wear agrees with Samsung. Back 4 months ago, it seemed as though Samsung was rebelling […]

    • By Deidre R.
    • 8 years ago
    Samsung rolls out Android Wear 1.5 update for the Gear Live

    Samsung rolls out Android Wear 1.5 update for the Gear Live

    Samsung is in the midst of rolling out a minor software update to all Gear Live units located in Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The upgrade, which is referred to in the industry as Android Wear 1.5, doesn't bring any notable new features to the unit. Instead, it's targeted at patching any issues […]

    • By Josh L.
    • 8 years ago