Own a Tizen Galaxy Watch? Here’s what happens after September 30

If you own a Samsung Galaxy Watch running on Tizen OS, here's what's going to happen with them starting 30 September 2025.

In May 2024, Samsung announced that it will stop offering content for Galaxy Watch models running on Tizen OS from the Galaxy Store starting on 30 September 2025.

Well, this is a reminder that if you own Galaxy Watch running on Tizen OS, you won’t be able to download any content for your wearable from the Galaxy Store from the day after tomorrow.

Galaxy Store will drop support for these Galaxy Watch models from 30 September 2025

In 2013, Samsung launched the Galaxy Gear, the brand's first smartwatch. For that model and all the smartwatches it launched till the Galaxy Watch 3, the company used Tizen OS, before shifting to Wear OS with the Galaxy Watch 4 in 2021, which is what we see on its latest models as well. The South Korean tech giant used Tizen OS for a total of eleven smartwatches: Galaxy Gear, Gear 2, Gear Live, Gear S, Gear S2, Gear S3, Gear Sport, Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Watch Active 2, and Galaxy Watch 3.

If you own any of these models, you will not be able to download content for your wearable from the Galaxy Store from 30 September 2025, irrespective if it is either free or paid. However, if you had purchased any content for your smartwatch from the Galaxy Store, you will be able to access it even after 30 September 2025, by going to Galaxy Store » Menu » My Apps. Samsung also says that services related to Galaxy Watch models running on Tizen OS will stop everywhere except in the My Apps section.

samsung to stop offering content for galaxy watch models running on tizen os from galaxy store starting 30 september 2025

If you have one of the smartwatches mentioned above, it is finally time for you to upgrade to a new one. If you are looking for something affordable, you can take a look at the Galaxy Watch FE. If you want the best money can get you, you can go for the Galaxy Watch 8 and the Galaxy Watch Ultra.

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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