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Last updated: June 12th, 2021 at 21:43 UTC+02:00
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Samsung's decision to move to Wear OS is good news, especially when you consider the implications it has for app support on Galaxy smartwatches. Samsung is also getting to keep its innovative One UI interface as it switches the underlying OS, which makes this is a win-win situation for Samsung, Google, and the fans. However, the fans aren't completely happy: Samsung has made it clear that it will not be bringing Wear OS to smartwatches it is already selling on the market, which includes the Galaxy Watch 3 that launched less than a year ago.
Samsung has said that it will support all of its existing smartwatches for three years after launch, and the company has certainly had an excellent track record when it comes to software updates for its wearables. And some of the new features that are introduced on this year's Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Watch Active will no doubt come to those existing watches even if they won't get Wear OS.
But will that be enough to appease all of its existing customers? Will you be happy using your old Galaxy smartwatch in the coming years even if it misses out on Wear OS and the improved app and Google support the platform switch will bring to Samsung smartwatches released in the future? Well, that's exactly what we want to know, so tell us by voting in the poll below and putting your thoughts into words down in the comments section!
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.