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But what about existing Galaxy smartwatches, like the Galaxy Watch 3 and the Galaxy Watch Active 2? Will they continue to run on Samsung's Tizen platform or will they be updated to Wear OS as well?
It's a question many are asking, and the answer is no, those existing smartwatches will not be updated to Wear OS. Samsung has indirectly made it clear in its announcement today that it has no such plans, so the Galaxy Watch 3, Galaxy Watch Active 2, Galaxy Watch, and other older Galaxy smartwatches will continue to run on the Tizen platform.
However, that doesn't mean that it's the end of the road for these watches. Far from it. Samsung has confirmed that all of its Tizen-powered smartwatches will get at least three years of software support starting from their launch date. We will likely see that in the form of updates that bring new features and UI changes, possibly including those that are introduced with the Galaxy Watch 4 and other future models.
Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.
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