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.
Google announced a big firmware update on the Wear OS 3.5 platform as part of its March 2023 Feature Drop. The Pixel Watch is getting benefited directly, and we hope, Samsung will also bring crucial bells and whistles to the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 series running Wear OS 3.5.
According to Google, the Pixel Watch’s March 2023 software update includes numerous bug fixes and improvements for users. However, the changelog lists various a handful of new features, and improvements for a better user experience on Wear OS 3.5 devices.
The March update brings new Watch Faces to the Wear OS 3.5. On the Pixel Watch, the new Digital Clock is available with a button press when the smartwatch is powered down. The time will now appear upon crown push, along with the red low battery indicator.
In addition to Pixel Watch-specific content, the March 2023 update changelog mentions crucial improvements for Wear OS 3.5. That said, Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 users may also get crucial improvements and optimization, thanks to the Wear OS 3.5 platform.
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 and 5 lineups run Wear OS 3.5-based One UI Watch 4.5 operating system. The company rolls out Galaxy-exclusive firmware updates and features to consumers, and we expect a big yet feature-rich update in the coming weeks.
Wear OS 3.5 March update changelog
- Watch Faces
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- Digital Clock is now available with button press when the device is powered down. The time will now appear upon crown push, alongside the red low battery indicator.
- Display
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- In addition to tap, tilt, button press to wake the watch, you can now rotate the Crown to wake.
- Touch
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- Optimizations have been added to improve sensitivity of touch screen behavior.
- Settings
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- Battery saver enable/disable single tap support in QSS has been fully enabled in this release.
- Alarms
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- In the coming weeks, a fix will be rolled out via PlayStore to update the Clock app that addresses some alarms which have been having a delayed or false start.
- Ensure Auto-update apps is selected in Play Store > Settings on your watch and you will get this update once it’s available when your watch is on charger and connected to Wi-Fi.
As highlighted in the Google Pixel March Feature Drop post, these features are now also available with this software update:
- Settings
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- Mono-audio which limits the disorientation of split-audio
- New color-correction and greyscale modes that better optimize the display for a wider range of vision preferences.
- Fall Detection
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- Your Pixel Watch now has fall detection which can detect if you’ve taken a hard fall and connect you to emergency services. Once connected to emergency services, your Pixel Watch will play an automated message to request help to wherever you are.
- Device Applicability
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- Updates are available for all supported Pixel Watch devices.
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The Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic are reportedly readying to debut at the August 2023 Samsung Unpacked event. Ahead of the launch, the battery capacity of both the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic has been revealed, sharing the same specs.
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According to the info, Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic could come with the same battery capacity. Usually, the company brings the larger battery to the premium model, which might not be the same case with the next lineup.
Evidence from a Chinese regulatory board allegedly exposed the battery mAh of upcoming Samsung smartwatch models along with dial sizes. It’s worth mentioning that the Classic models may have larger dial sizes with the same battery as the smaller variants of Watch 6.
- Galaxy Watch 6 40mm: 300mAh
- Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 42mm: 300mAh
- Galaxy Watch 6 44mm: 425mAh
- Galaxy Watch 6 Classic 46mm: 425mAh
Compared to the last year’s Galaxy Watch 5, that’s an upgrade of approx 5% on each model. As compared to the Galaxy Watch 4, the upcoming models are likely to feature an upgrade of around 20%, which will make quite an impact on battery life.
With the Galaxy Watch 4, the South Korean tech giant stopped using its own developed Tizen OS and replaced it with Google’s Wear OS. Continuing this, the company will bring the next-generation smartwatches with the One UI Watch operating system, based on Wear OS.
Earlier, it was revealed that the Galaxy Watch 6 will have a curved glass display, similar to the Google Pixel Watch or Apple Watch series. In addition, the Galaxy Watch 6 Pro could be replaced with Classic branding and bring back the physical rotating bezel.
Samsung starts rolling out BP and ECG features to the Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro in the Philippines. Following the firmware update, Filipino users can monitor their blood pressure and heart rate with the latest Galaxy Watch5 series smartwatch.
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The Galaxy Watch5 models are capable of monitoring BP (blood pressure) and ECG (electrocardiogram), while, Samsung is now unlocking these features for users in the Philippines. Thanks to the intelligent BioActive sensor, Galaxy Watch users can track their health status directly from the wrist.
How to use:
Blood Pressure
Install the Samsung Health Monitor application onto your Galaxy smartphone and connect it to your compatible Galaxy Watch5 then calibrate it with a traditional cuff. Voila, you can now measure the blood pressure on your smartwatch anytime, anywhere.
Do note that the Galaxy Watch5 measures blood pressure through pulse wave analysis, which is tracked with the Heart Rate Monitoring sensors. Then, the program records the relationship between the calibration value and the blood pressure change to determine BP.
Electrocardiogram
The ECG (electrocardiogram) feature works by recording the heart’s electrical activity through a sensor on the Galaxy Watch5. You just need to open the Samsung Health Monitor app, sit comfortably and ensure the watch is fitted firmly to your wrist.
Now, rest your forearm on a flat surface and lightly place a fingertip from the opposite hand on the top button on the watch for 30 seconds. Once done, the app will measure your heart rate and rhythm, which will be displayed as either a Sinus Rhythm (a normal, regular heartbeat) or AFib (when the heart beats irregularly).
Install the latest firmware update on your Galaxy Watch5 via the Samsung Wearable app to get access to BP and ECG features!
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