One UI Watch
Samsung One UI Watch 4.5 (Wear OS 3.5) Changelog
Samsung recently pushed a stable One UI Watch 4.5 update for beta testers through a minor build. Now, the company is releasing One UI Watch 4.5 based on Wear OS 3.5 update for Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic users publically.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 One UI Watch 4.5 update comes with a bunch of new features and improvements over the previous version. Users will have to download over an 800MB package to install this major update and enjoy new features on their watch.
Based on Wear OS 3.5, the One UI Watch 4.5 update brings new watch faces, more customizable options, GIF animation playback support, advanced auditory care, quick command, new options for Phone and Contacts, Left and right sound balance, and more. This update help users switch conveniently between different communication styles for different occasions.
You can check the full changelog of One UI Watch 4.5 mentioned below.
Samsung One UI 4.5 (Wear OS 3.5) Changelog:
Watch Face
Enjoy new and improved watch laces with enriched style and customizable options.
- 6 new watch faces (Pebbles, Flower garden, Info Board, Pro analog, Kinetic digits, Gradient number)
- More customizable options added for existing watch faces (Dial, indexes, Character, Color, Complication, Clock type)
- New complications have been added
Watch home screen
- Add watch faces as your favorite, make finding and changing
- Explore the watch face list to add watch face as your favorite including new watch faces
Camera Controller
- A feature that allows you to switch between photo and video shooting will be added.
*Only Sammung flagship models after Galaxy S9 and Note 9 with One 4.1.1 or later are supported
Input Characters
- You can input characters using the QWERTY keyboard and gestures. (Some languages are not supported)
- You can switch between different input mode (keyboard, voice input, and handwriting) during text entry
Notifications
- GIF animation playback of Samsung message notifications is supported
Phones, Contacts
When Watch is connected to a dual SIM phone.
- The SIM icon used on the phone as displayed the same on the watch
- If there is no preferred SIM set on the phone, it can select the SIM to make a call on the watch
- It supports to make calls through other SIMs on the watch
- The input field is provided in the message threads.
- Through the input field, the recently used input mode is supported
- Draft messages are kept in the input field.
Alarm
- Date, alarm name, and snooze settings features are added
Voice recordings
- Files recorded on the Watch are quickly saved to the connected phone
Settings
- Larger sizes for font size settings are supported.
Accessibility
- Additional auditory care for “improving ability are supported
- A “Left and right sound balance” control feature for “hearing aids” was added.
Bixby
- The “Quick commands” feature, which groups together and runs multiple actions in one command, is supported.
Samsung is not forgetting its older smartwatches, even though it has switched to Wear OS for its latest models. Right now, Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 is getting a new update that adds two watch faces of One UI 5 Watch.
The fresh update brings two new watch faces to the Galaxy Watch Active 2 – Stretched Time and Perpetual. These watch faces were introduced with the Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic, which runs on Wear OS 4 with Samsung’s One UI 5 Watch.
The update does not change the operating system of the Galaxy Watch Active 2, which remains on Tizen OS. Samsung has confirmed that it will not update its older Tizen-based smartwatches to Wear OS, but it will continue to support them with security and feature updates.
If you have received the update notification then install it now. Users need to open the Samsung Wearable app on their connected phone, go to Watch settings, select Watch software update, and tap Download and install.
Samsung has been updating its smartwatch lineup with the latest One UI Watch 5 software, which debuted with the Galaxy Watch 6 series. However, not all Samsung smartwatches are eligible for the One UI Watch 5 update but the company promised to bring some of the new watch faces for them. Right now, Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 has started receiving a new update that adds One UI 5 watch faces.
The new update of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 comes with two faces of One UI 5 Watch update, which are Stretched Time and Perpetual. These watch faces were previously exclusive to the One UI Watch 5 devices, and they offer a minimalist and elegant design.
Users of Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 are getting the new update in Europe with firmware versions R840XXU1DWK2 /R850XXU1DWK2. The Tizen OS version stays unchanged at 5.5.0.2. The Galaxy Watch Active 2 is expected to get the same update soon.
To update the Galaxy Watch 3, users need to open the Samsung Wearable app on their connected phone, go to Watch settings, select Watch software update, and tap Download and install.
Some third-party watch faces on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4/5/6 series do not show the preview when you use the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone to customize them. If you own a Galaxy Watch 4/5/6 series and use some third-party watch faces, you might have noticed this issue.
However, Samsung has officially confirmed that this is happening because of a bug that prevents the Galaxy Wearable app from processing the events related to watch face customization provided by Google.
Samsung has acknowledged this issue and plans to release a software update that will fix it. In addition, the Korean tech giant has shared a temporary solution to resolve this issue through the community.
You can still customize the watch face on your watch, without using your phone. You just need to follow a few easy steps – Press and hold the watch screen on your Galaxy Watch 4/5/6 series >> Swipe left or right to select the watch face you want to customize >> Tap on the customize button >> Now you can customize as you like.
If you are facing any issues with your Galaxy Watch then make sure to update it to the latest available software.
For that, you just need to open the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone that is connected to your Galaxy Watch 4/5/6 series >> Tap on the watch settings option on the app’s home screen >> Click on the update watch software option >> Press download and install option to start the update process.