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Alongside new features like Reading Mode and Digital Car Key sharing for Android phones and tablets, Google also unveiled new and improved features for Wear OS-based smartwatches. The company is bringing new Tiles and improved first-party apps to wearables. These new features will come to Samsung's Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series. Google […]
A smartwatch makes a great gift for yourself or a loved one this holiday season. Samsung makes some of the best smartwatches on the market and today, you have the chance to buy one at a great price. The Galaxy Watch 4 boasts several health and fitness tracking features in addition to offering a wide […]
Today, people are incorporating healthier lifestyles into their daily routines. One of the measurements of your physical form is your BMI. The BIA (Bioelectric Impedance Analysis) is a much better metric, though. It was previously only available in clinics and gyms, but can now be measured right from your wrist using the Galaxy Watch 4 or […]
Deezer has launched an update to its Wear OS 3 music streaming app that brings some cool new features to compatible smartwatches, including the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 lineup. The company has redesigned its Wear OS 3 app, mainly retooling its app's design and experience. According to the latest blog post, Deezer announced that […]
Earlier this month, Samsung rolled out a software update to the Galaxy Watch 4 series, but it had a major issue. Smartwatches running the new firmware wouldn't turn on once they were turned off or ran out of battery. The company quickly recognized the issue and started rolling out a new update in the US yesterday to […]
If you've ever used a smartphone, you have probably taken a screenshot on it, either to save a snapshot for yourself or for sending it to your friends and family. But here's something some folks surprisingly aren't aware of: you can also capture screenshots on a Galaxy smartwatch. And for those who've moved from one […]
A few days ago, we highlighted an issue reported by multiple Galaxy Watch 4 users where a firmware update carrying version number R8xxXXU1GVI3 messed up the smartwatch. Apparently, once the update was installed, if you turn off the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic or if their battery ran out, it couldn't be turned on […]
Some Galaxy Watch 4 owners have been suffering from a rather scary issue after updating their watch to the last released firmware update (R8xxXXU1GVI3). As we reported before, the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic have an issue that stops them from turning on once they're turned off, which has forced users to […]
Samsung appears to have really messed up the recent Galaxy Watch 4 series firmware update carrying number R8xxXXU1GVI3. Countless online reports from users in different countries reveal that the firmware update can brick the Galaxy Watch 4 smartwatches and render them completely unusable. More specifically, affected users say that once they've applied the R8xxXXU1GVI3 update […]
One of the main reasons for Samsung's switch from Tizen OS to Wear OS for its smartwatches was the availability of apps. With Wear OS, the Galaxy Watch lineup got access to various Google Suite apps, including Google Maps. It offers an easier way to get navigation help. However, the new update for Google Maps […]
Samsung's move to switch from Tizen to Wear OS for its smartwatches is proving to be beneficial. It now has access to a lot more apps and services compared to when it was using Tizen for Galaxy Watches. Most of the improvements come from Google's first-party apps, and the company is looking to bring even […]
The Galaxy Watch 4 still provides an incredible value proposition, even though it's not the latest model, as that would be the Galaxy Watch 5. If you'd like to buy a capable smartwatch with great health and fitness tracking features, the Galaxy Watch 4 will check all of the boxes. Read our full Galaxy Watch […]
Samsung makes very capable smartwatches and the Galaxy Watch 4 is undoubtedly one of them. The 2021 model was the first to feature Android-based Wear OS in addition to new health and fitness features. In our Galaxy Watch 4 review, we highlighted how these improvements have made the device a very capable smartwatch. Even the […]
Google's first-ever smartwatch, the Pixel Watch, is shipping to customers. The week-long pre-order period just ended, and it didn't take long for the official watch faces of the Pixel Watch to become available for download via third-party websites. Even better, these Google-made watch faces for the Pixel Watch seemingly work with other Wear OS 3 […]
If you don't fancy spending a lot of money on Samsung's latest smartwatches, perhaps you'd be interested in the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. It's still one of the best Samsung watches on the market and you can buy one today at a big discount. The larger 46mm model of the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic is […]