BREAKING: Galaxy Watch 5 starts getting stable One UI 5 Watch update
Samsung has started rolling out the stable One UI 5 Watch update to the
Galaxy Watch 5 and the
Galaxy Watch 5 Pro in South Korea. A few weeks ago, the company recruited beta testers to test the
One UI 5 Watch beta update on the
Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 5, and those testers received the
stable update a few days ago.
Now, all Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro users in South Korea have started getting the stable One UI 5 Watch update. You can download the new update by opening the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone, navigating to
Watch settings »
Watch software update, and tapping
Download and install. It's a big update, so we advise you to download it via a Wi-Fi network.
Galaxy Watch 5 Wear OS (One UI 5 Watch) update: New features and improvements
The update is based on
Wear OS 4, which
debuted with the Galaxy Watch 6 series. The software update comes with new watch faces and Tiles, and it is now easier to add watch faces and Tiles to the smartwatch. The Galaxy Buds Tile is now improved and lets you turn 360 Audio on or off. There is also a Tile for the Timer app. In the app drawer, you can now create and arrange folders. Unfortunately, there's still no way to arrange apps alphabetically or in list view.
One UI 5 Watch also allows you to set a series of images or a video as the background of watch faces instead of just one image. If you choose a group of pictures for the background, a new image is displayed every time you wake up the watch. The Galaxy Watch 5 can now automatically detect cycling workouts, and you can choose whether or not your cycling route should be mapped. One UI 5 Watch offers personalized heart rate zone information and guidance for walking and running. When the watch detects a hard fall, it automatically surfaces relevant medical information. It also brings improved sleep tracking, insights, and suggestions to improve sleep quality.
You can also choose the smartwatch data to be backed up manually. Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 Watch also lets you pair your watch to a different phone without resetting the watch. When you take calls via the Galaxy Watch 5, you can now control call volume, mute, and keypad, which wasn't possible with One UI 4 Watch. While typing, you can switch to voice dictation by long pressing the home button. One UI 5 Watch lets you check your watch's battery status, storage information, and memory info. There are new hand gestures (making a fist, picking fingers, and shaking the wrist), too.
Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 start getting One UI 5 Watch update in the US
Earlier today, Samsung released the
stable One UI 5 Watch update to the
Galaxy Watch 5 series in South Korea. Now, the company has started rolling out the stable Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 Watch to the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series in the US.
It is
reported that Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 users in the US have started getting the One UI 5 Watch update. This is a major software update, and it is based on Wear OS 4, which debuted with the Galaxy Watch 6 and the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic a few days ago. Samsung has been quite swift with this update, considering that even the Pixel Watch hasn't yet received the stable Wear OS 4 update. We expect the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series to get the One UI 5 Watch update in more countries within the next few days.
The Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic are getting the Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 Watch update with firmware version
R8xxUSQU1ZWF1. It has a download size of around 1.7GB. The Galaxy Watch 5 and the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro are getting the One UI 5 Watch update with firmware version
R9xxXXU1BWH3, and it has a download size of around 1.7GB. If you have a Galaxy Watch 4 or a Galaxy Watch 5, you can check for the new update by opening the Galaxy Wearable app and navigating to
Watch settings »
Watch software update and tapping
Download and install.