Wearables
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 gain Google Home app (Wear OS 3)
Google announced to bring the Google Home app for smartwatches running Wear OS at I/O this year. As promised, the company has released this application to the users now. Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Watch 5, and various other Wear OS smartwatches are getting the Google Home app.
Yesterday, Google held a “Made by Google” launch event to introduce the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel Watch, and Nest smart home portfolio. At the same same, the company has also rolled out the Google Home app for Wear OS devices in the Play Store.
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All Wear OS 3 and Wear OS 3.5 customers including the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5, can simply head over to the Play Store application on their smartwatches to download and install the Google Home app.
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Before you download, it’s with noting that the application is currently in a Public Preview release stage, which means it may not support some wearables that runs Wear OS. It also doesn’t run all the features and only offers limited smart home controls.
FINALLY! The Google Home app for Wear OS is now available!
Sadly, it only works on Wear OS 3 and above. I tried sideloading it onto a Wear OS 2 watch, but it failed because it requires SDK version 30 and above (Android 11+). pic.twitter.com/gUUXp4ytko
— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) October 6, 2022
Wear OS Google Home app:
With the Google Home app released for Wear OS devices, you get quick access to smart home controls on your wrist. It provides you access to all the rooms you’ve set up in the Google Home app on your phone on the app’s home screen. Just tap on them to open the device controls for each room.
Furthermore, on the room page, the app has sliders to adjust the brightness of connected lights, the volume of connected speakers and other media devices, and the temperature of connected thermostats or smart AC units. Tapping on these sliders will also let you turn the devices On or Off.
Besides these, the Wear OS Google Home app has nothing much to offer. At this moment, it also cannot be said whether or not Google will bring more features for wearables.
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.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 New Update – India #Samsung #GalaxyWatch6 pic.twitter.com/LMDA1airbo
— Samsung Software Updates (@SamsungSWUpdate) September 26, 2023
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