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How to update software and apps on your Samsung Galaxy Watch
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 is designed with new, intuitive, and advanced features for further customization. It keeps track of your steps, calories as well as your running style to your heart rate. Whether you go for a run or move forward, the watch keeps your best performance inside and out.
The Galaxy Watch Active 2 is Personalize with highly customizable and tough stainless steel or lightweight aluminum body design, and wide straps to achieve the perfect look.
It is great to have your Galaxy Watch that runs the latest version of Android and that you have downloaded the latest updates to the Galaxy Wearable app.
Here’s how easy to maintain your software and apps up to date.
- Update the software in your watch
- Update your apps on the watch
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Update the software on your watch
Using the Galaxy Wearable app to regularly check for updates once your phone is connected with your Galaxy Watch Active 2.
Follow the steps to update watch software using the phone
- Launch Galaxy Wearable app.
- Tap on Home > Watches software update.
- Tap on Download and install.
- Tap on Install now if an update is available.
If no update is available, your device will display the message- ‘Your software is up to date’.
For some watches, you will need to tap on About watch, About the band, or About Gear to access the software update menu. To automatically download software updates over a Wi-Fi network, be sure to turn on the Switch for Auto download over Wi-Fi.
Note: The watch will disconnect from your phone when the update starts. Once the update is complete, your watch will reconnect to your phone automatically.
Update your apps on the watch
The Galaxy Store takes just updates phone apps. It can update your watch’s app too. Here’s how you can seamlessly integrate with your favorite apps to your Galaxy Watch Active 2 below.
Follow the steps to update watch apps with a phone
- Enter the Galaxy Store.
- Tap on the Watch icon.
- Navigate to Menu > Updates.
- Tap on Watch tab > Update all.
- To download individual updates, tap the Update icon to the right of the app.
Note: You can set to use the Galaxy Watch Active 2 without a mobile device when you turn on the Galaxy Watch Active 2 for the first time or you reset it. Some features are not available when you are using the Galaxy Watch Active 2 without connecting to a mobile device.
Samsung provides a Fall detection feature to the Galaxy Watches in addition to several Health alert functions. But for some time, Galaxy Watch users are facing an issue related to fall detection notifications, due to which they are not able to properly use other functions of their Samsung smartwatch.
Several community users have reported that the hard fall detection notification pops up repeatedly on the Galaxy Watch, even when no fall has occurred. If you are also facing the fall detection notification issue on your Galaxy Watch, then you can check the solution below.
The Samsung smartphone’s fall detection feature triggers a 60-second notification on your watch when it detects a hard fall. If you don’t respond, it will send an SOS message to the emergency contact listed with your location. The smartwatch also allows you to call an emergency contact if you’re in a position to do so.
If you don’t need the fall detection function during daily life then you just need to change the setting of this function.
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How to change the Galaxy Watch Fall detection notification?
For changing the settings of the Fall detection feature, you just need to follow a few steps.
- Firstly, connect your Galaxy Watch to your smartphone
- Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your smartphone
- Now tap on the Watch Settings.
- Click on the Safety and emergency option.
- Tap on the Hard fall detection feature.
- Now, you just need to select the ‘ Only during workout‘ option.
- It is done.
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If we buy a new smartphone, we need to navigate to use it. Although navigating the smartphone is very easy, yet we can make it more comfortable. How? So it is based on you in which way makes you feel comfortable using your Samsung smartphone, perhaps with gestures or buttons.
Here you can check how you can change the Navigation bar of your Galaxy smartphone.
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How to change Navigation Bar on your Galaxy device?
You can easily change the Navigation Bar of the Samsung smartphone, just need to follow a few steps mentioned below.
- Open Settings on your Galaxy smartphone.
- Click on the Display option.
- Scroll down and click on the Navigation bar.
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1.) Flash notification
Flash the camera light or the screen when you receive a notification, call, or when an alarm sound. To turn on this function, you just need to visit Settings >> Scroll down and press Accessibility >> Tap on Advanced Settings >> Flash notification. Now, you can see two options:
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You can turn on the function by tapping on the toggle.
2.) Left/Right Sound Balance
Samsung provides a separate option for adjusting the sound of the phone’s speaker and any other connected devices like earbuds, Bluetooth headsets, and more. It is a very helpful feature for those users who use it, however, the feature is not applicable for calls.
You can easily use this feature by following a few easy steps. Open Settings >> Click Accessibility option >> Tap on the Hearing enhancements option. Now, you can find the Left/right sound balance option, which includes the following two sliders.
- Connected device
- Phone Audio
You can adjust them by sliding left or right as you feel convenient.
3.) Accessibility button/gesture
You can add Accessibility floating buttons to easily access several functions of the Accessibility section. Also, you can change its size and transparency accordingly.
To add the Accessibility button, you just need to open Settings >> Accessibility >> Advanced Settings>> Accessibility button/gesture >> Select actions, and it is done.
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