Wearables
New Google Weather app available for Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and 4 series (Wear OS 3)
Google is launching its first smartwatch – Pixel Watch today, while the entire Wear OS ecosystem getting fruitful changes and updates. Google has now listed a new Weather app on the Play Store for all smartwatches running Wear OS 3+, including the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 4 lineup.
The new Google Weather app features a simple feed layout along with following the latest Material guidance for Wear OS. Through the app, you can see the weather of your current location with the city noted at the top under a curved time, reports 9to5Google.
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In the user interface, you will get temperature and condition numbers with up and down icons on the left and right sides. Meanwhile, the “Current UV index” is noted in a pill-shaped container, which is color-coded, while any precipitation appears next.
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Apart from this, the Weather app showcases a forecast for the “Next 8 hours” and “Next 5 days.” And you can use the bottom area to refresh the app with new data, change units, and get info directly from weather.com, similar to the Android app, widgets, Google Search and Smart Displays.
Post initial installation of the app, you will be required to grant the Weather app the “Allow all the time” Location permission. While it’s just a basic addition to the Wear OS capabilities, it will surely benefit users by providing them with a few more stats (like AQI), as well as multicity support.
Here’s what the Google Play Store listing mentions:
Plan your day with accurate hourly and weekly forecasts from the new Weather app! See daily temperature highs and lows, UV index and precipitation conditions for your location. Get quick access with tiles, and set Weather app complications on your watch face. Compatible with all watches running Wear OS 3.0+
September 2023 is going on and Samsung has started releasing a new update for Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic in India. This update brings the June 2023 security patch to improve system security.
The latest software improves system stability and reliability to provide a better performance and bug-free experience. However, the official changelog nowhere mentions that the update brings any features with the smartwatches.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series users can identify the September 2023 update in India with the ending version AWI1. It carries an updated package size of 171.38MB.
Users can download this update through the Galaxy wearable app on a connected Android phone and navigate to Watch settings >> Watch software update >> Download and install. If an update is available, tap the Update now option, and on the Watch software update’ screen, tap Install now.
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Thanks to Samsung’s research partnership, the Galaxy Watch 6 revolutionizes running with the University of Michigan Exercise & Sport Science Initiative. This collaboration is launched to help runners manage their health and physical activity by providing more reliable and accurate data.
The Michigan Performance Research Laboratory (MiPR) — ESSI’s core research lab — will oversee an eight-month study that uses the Galaxy Watch series to estimate the VO2 max and sweat loss of participants as they run.
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The study will compare reference data against smartwatch data from both indoor (treadmill) and outdoor running trials of different distances, from 2.5km to 20km.
Runners at all levels grapple with sweat loss, dehydration and heat management, particularly during the summer months. Samsung and University of Michigan teams hope the study’s findings will further enhance smartwatch technology, giving runners more accurate measurements of their health metrics.
Galaxy Watch 6
Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic feature personalized fitness coaching, advanced sleep management, and health monitoring. For runners, the new Personalized Heart Rate Zone feature provides five optimal running intensity levels based on individual physical capabilities.
Additionally, Track Run helps runners record their runs while on a running track. During a run, Galaxy Watch provides in-depth analysis including asymmetry, regularity, and ground contact time to help improve performance and reduce injury.
Samsung has a range of Fan Edition devices in the pipeline, which could be released soon. The company will launch a new FE smartphone, tablets, and earbuds in the near future. A new leak talks about color variants, pricing, and speaker specifications of the Galaxy Buds FE.
A reliable industry source revealed that the Galaxy Buds FE could be available in Graphite/White color options. It features 12mm speakers tuned by AKG, similar to other Samsung earbuds. Additionally, the source mentioned that the earbuds may cost $99.99 (MSRP).
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The South Korean tech giant is expected to launch the Galaxy S23 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE series alongside the Galaxy Buds FE later this year. It appears to be a new strategy of debuting affordable variants of previously released flagship products.
Samsung Galaxy Buds FE:
graphite or white
12mm AKG tuned speaker
$99.99 MSRP— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) September 15, 2023