Samsungs older watches are one step closer to running stable Wear OS 5

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• Samsung is rolling out new One UI 6 Watch beta builds to its older smartwatches.
• The Galaxy Watch 4, 5, and 6 series have received the second and third beta builds in select regions.
• This rollout follows the software stable version launch on the Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra.

Swiftly after the debut of the Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra, Samsung has pushed beta updates to its older smartwatches. Notably, the Galaxy Watch 6, Galaxy Watch 5, and Galaxy Watch 4 are all a step closer to receiving One UI 6 Watch and stable Wear OS 5.

Lets start with the newest of the three. The 2023 Galaxy Watch 6 received the third beta build in South Korea and the US (h/t: SamMobile). The update is just over 300MB and bears firmware version ZXG3. Notably, the changelog notes that the update fixes a rebooting issue in previous betas and improves overall system stability, battery consumption, performance, and several other facets of the wearable. However, before you update, remember that the third beta still features a bug that keeps the always on display burning, even when you arent wearing the device. This will have a negative effect on battery life.




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