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Unless you live in the southern hemisphere, it's the middle of the winter. And as long as you are in the northern hemisphere, you're likely experiencing the cold season with gloves on. Fortunately, modern touchscreens are sensitive enough that you can use them while wearing gloves. You don't have to abandon your mobile device in […]
The Galaxy Watch is the perfect smartwatch for Samsung phone users, thanks to the synergy between the One UI and One UI Watch interfaces. Most Galaxy phone users have a sense of familiarity when they use a Watch for the first time, but they will also encounter new Watch-specific features they've never seen on their […]
Our Samsung Galaxy Watch Week series is coming to an end, and we saved a couple of battery life tips for last. Samsung Galaxy Watches already have great battery life — they're superior even to Apple Watches — but your mileage with the Galaxy Watch will vary depending on which features you turn ON or […]
Samsung Galaxy Watches running One UI Watch 5 offer a variety of watch faces and Tiles. Watch faces, as we detailed this week, are the main component of the smartwatch UI, akin to a smartphone's home screen. And watch face complications are similar to home screen app shortcuts. The watch face tells the time and, […]
Samsung Galaxy Watches are more than smart timepieces capable of showing notifications and taking phone calls from your wrist. They're clever health and fitness trackers chock-full of sensors. By default, these sensors activate intermittently, but for a more accurate overview of your health and fitness, you can make the Galaxy Watch track continuously. Here's all […]
Yesterday, for the first entry into the Galaxy Watch Week series, we answered some of the most frequently asked questions about the Samsung smartwatch experience. The next step is to explore the Galaxy Watch software and One UI Watch 5. What's the UI structure like? Is using a smartwatch anything like using a smartphone? Is […]
We created our SamMobile Week series to give new and aspiring Galaxy device users general overviews of Samsung apps and services – to offer potential Galaxy device buyers a window into an experience they have not yet had. And, maybe, even to broaden the existing Samsung customer's knowledge a little bit. This week, we're expanding […]
Rumors about Samsung wanting to manufacture Micro LED displays for smartwatches first emerged at the beginning of the year. But earlier this week, Micro LED smartwatch panels made it back in the headlines, as Samsung subtly confirmed it may use this technology for its future Galaxy wearables. In a press release about Micro LED technology […]
Samsung announced a new smartwatch series at Galaxy Unpacked last week. The Galaxy Watch 6 and the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic are clear-cut upgrades over the standard Galaxy Watch 5 released in 2022, but what about the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro? Is Samsung's first and (so far) only Pro smartwatch still worth buying in 2023? […]
Samsung's new smartwatches announced at Galaxy Unpacked have brought many changes, from bigger and brighter screens to an updated design with slimmer bezels. The Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic have more RAM and conceal a new chipset under their hoods. How have these upgrades affected battery life? With upgrades consisting of bigger and […]
The Galaxy Watch series offers two safety features that allow users to get in touch with emergency contacts or services. The SOS with Home key feature lets users contact emergency contacts by pressing the Home key three or four times in succession, and the hard fall detection feature does the same when the watch detects […]
Samsung has some great deals for Mother's Day, including lower prices on Galaxy Watch 5 and smartphone bundles. But if you're in the market for a new smartwatch without intending to buy a new phone, Samsung's got you covered again. You can now save up to $80 when buying the Galaxy Watch 5 from Samsung's […]
Samsung's Wear OS smartwatches are getting access to a new Peloton Watch App update starting today. The Peloton Wear OS app, which originally made it to the Play Store in November last year, is becoming more like its iOS counterpart and now allows Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 users to connect their wearables to […]
One of the best advantages a smartwatch has over a classical watch is that you can wear a smartwatch on either wrist and orientate it with the buttons facing outward or inward. Samsung smartwatches, such as the Galaxy Watch 5, can be used in any of the four possible configurations. If you want to wear […]
One of Samsung's goals with the release of the Galaxy Watch 5 series was to improve battery life. And indeed, thanks to bigger batteries, the 2022 smartwatch series has better autonomy than any other recent models. But did you know? There are ways to manage battery life on Samsung's Galaxy Watch series running Wear OS […]