Galaxy Watch 8, 8 Classic get fourth One UI 9 Watch beta update

The new firmware brings six bug fixes and is available only in Samsung's home country, South Korea.

TL;DR

Samsung has released the fourth One UI 9 Watch beta for the Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic.

The 226.19MB update is live only in South Korea and uses firmware version L500XXU2ZZJ1.

It fixes device and sensor stability, a health app error, shortcut settings, and AOD display issues.

The Galaxy Watch 8 and the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic were the first set of Samsung smartwatches to get the One UI 9 Watch (Wear OS 7) beta program. Now, the brand has released the fourth beta version of the new software for the two smartwatches.

Since the company made the One UI 9 Watch beta program for the Galaxy Watch 8 series available only in its home country, South Korea, that's the only region where the latest update is live. It is 226.19MB in size and carries firmware version L500XXU2ZZJ1 (via Kailash).

It brings six changes. You can check out the official changelog below.

Applied stabilization code related to device operation

Apply sensor stabilization code

Health app error correction

Fixed Home button shortcuts setting error after software update

Fixed an error displaying running Nowva support apps on the Watch AOD screen

Fixed AOD screen flickering error when receiving notifications on the watch AOD screen

Galaxy Watch 8 series users in South Korea can get the latest update by opening the Galaxy Wearable app and going to Watch settings > Watch software update > Download and install.

Abid Iqbal Shaik - Writer

First Samsung device: Galaxy S II

I’m a computer science engineer living in Hyderabad, India, who has a keen interest in automobiles and consumer electronics. My journalism career kicked off in 2017 with MySmartPrice where I wrote news, features, buying guides, and explanatory articles about technology among other things, and reviewed many products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, PC components, smartwatches, audio devices, wearables, and smart home products. Since then, I have worked for 91Mobiles, Apple, and Onsitego, before finally landing on SamMobile.

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