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Half a decade-old Gear smartwatches are getting new firmware updates

It's been almost four years since the Gear Sport smartwatch was introduced, and an even longer five years since Samsung took the veil off the Gear S3. But despite their age, Samsung has yet to abandon support for these wearables, and on the contrary, the company is now rolling out a new firmware update for […]

By Mihai Matei
4 years ago

Gear S3 and Gear Sport update brings Bixby, some Watch Active 2 features

We recently revealed that starting June 1st, Samsung's old S Voice assistant would be discontinued for good. We had also revealed that Samsung would be replacing S Voice with Bixby through a software update on at least the Gear S3 and Gear Sport. That software update has now arrived for both smartwatches and is rolling […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
5 years ago

Bixby is coming to the Gear S3 and Gear Sport in the near future

We reported yesterday that Samsung has decided to discontinue its old S Voice assistant. It wasn't really Bixby's predecessor as S Voice wasn't a conversational assistant, however, it could get stuff done in response to voice commands. Ever since Bixby was launched in 2018, Samsung stopped shipping S Voice with new devices. The company has […]

By Adnan Farooqui
5 years ago

Official Galaxy Watch Active watch faces released for older smartwatches

Watch faces that debuted on the Galaxy Watch Active can now be downloaded on older Samsung smartwatches. There are five watch faces in total: Health Dashboard, Pop Analog, Solari Board, Breathe, and Pie Twirl. All five were published on the Galaxy Store last week and are available for the Galaxy Watch, Gear S3, and Gear […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
5 years ago

Pujie Black helps you create your own watch faces for Galaxy smartwatches

Being able to download new watch faces is one of the biggest advantages of owning a smartwatch. It allows users to tweak the look of their smartwatch and keep it fresh. This is one area where Samsung’s Galaxy Store fares better than Google’s Play Store with thousands of downloadable watch faces from third-party developers and […]

By Naresh
5 years ago

One UI update out for the Galaxy Watch, Gear S3 and Gear Sport

Samsung has started rolling out the One UI update for the Galaxy Watch, Gear S3 and the Gear Sport. The company introduced this new user interface with the Galaxy Watch Active earlier this year. It's now being rolled out for the aforementioned smartwatches through a firmware update. The firmware update brings more than just the […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

[Updated] Swatch files complaint against Samsung for trademark infringements

According to Reuters, Swatch Group, the famous Swiss watchmaker which owns renowned brands like Longines, Omega, Swatch, Rado, and Tissot, has filed a complaint against Samsung Electronics and Samsung Electronics America in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over trademark infringements. Swatch alleges that downloadable watch faces available for the […]

By Naresh
6 years ago

Gear S3 Tizen 4.0 Value Pack update now more widely available

The launch of every new Samsung smartwatch also brings a new version of Tizen OS with new features and improvements. These changes later roll out to the previous generation devices as Value Pack updates. The company repeated this cycle once again when it launched the Galaxy Watch alongside the Note 9 in August last year. […]

By Naresh
6 years ago

Exclusive: Galaxy Watch Active specs: 1.1″ display, no bezel ring, and more

Samsung's Gear Sport successor will not have the company's innovative bezel ring, something we can confirm alongside some of its specifications.

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active specs have now surfaced

Though Apple dominates the smartwatch market, Samsung has a sizeable customer base of its own who loves its Galaxy wearable lineup. The company used to sell them under the Gear brand before opting for the more-recognizable Galaxy prefix with the launch of the Galaxy Watch in August last year. In the last couple of months, […]

By Naresh
6 years ago

[Poll Results!] What if Samsung removes the bezel ring from its smartwatches?

Samsung may soon be removing one of its most innovative contributions to the smartwatch segment. Rotating bezel rings have long been part of regular watches, and when Samsung started making round smartwatches, it introduced a bezel ring for navigating the user interface. It was a neat alternative to the digital crown on the Apple Watch, […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Rumor suggests Galaxy Watch Active name for Gear Sport successor

Samsung has been working on bringing all of its wearable devices under the Galaxy branding, something the company started off with the Galaxy Watch. Samsung is also developing new versions of the Gear Sport, IconX earbuds, and Gear Fit, and while we initially thought Samsung could launch the new Gear Sport as the Galaxy Sport, […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Galaxy Wearable app updated with new features and bug fixes

Samsung started rolling out the Tizen 4.0 update to the Gear S3 andd Gear Sport a couple of days back, bringing many of the new features and tweaks from the latest Galaxy Watch to the older Gear smartwatches. Along with pushing out an update to the devices, the company is also now updating the Gear […]

By Naresh
6 years ago

Amazon offering a free Gear Sport with the Galaxy S9 or S9+

We're nearing a year since the launch of the Galaxy S9, which also means that we are inching towards the launch of the Galaxy S10. As expected, a number of deals on last year's Galaxy S flagships have started to pop up. The latest one comes from Amazon US. The retailer giant is giving you a Gear […]

By Sumit Adhikari
6 years ago

Here’s a temporary fix for heavy Gear S3 and Gear Sport battery drain

Gear S3 and Gear Sport owners thought the battery drain woes of their smartwatch were over, but things took a turn for the worse again a couple of weeks back. While Samsung has acknowledged the issue and is said to be working on a fix, it's unclear why these watches started rapidly eating up battery […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

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