Wearables
Samsung wants iPhone users don’t buy Galaxy Watch, but why?
Powered by Wear OS, the latest Samsung smartwatches are equipped with a number of notable features and health-tracking tools. Meanwhile, Samsung doesn’t want Apple iPhone users to buy Galaxy Watch, as it dropped support for iOS devices.
The company’s smartwatches that run Tizen OS can be paired with Apple iPhones. With Galaxy Watch 4, Samsung dropped support for iOS of the iPhone as it could not be able to deliver the same level of experience. This statement has given by a Samsung official during the Galaxy Unpacked event.
In an interview with TechRadar, Samsung’s Director of Global Product Planning, Junho Park, elaborated on the matter:
“The goal is: how can we provide the best experience to our customers? We found that some of the heavy limitations [users experienced when using a Galaxy Watch with iOS] were not driven by the Watch [itself], by the core product.”
The executive further added that some of the limitations of the Samsung Galaxy Watch are driven ‘not by the Watch itself’, but while you can use the Galaxy Watch series with any one of the best Android phones, many of its abilities are locked unless you’re using the Samsung Health app.
“So we thought, ‘Hey, there is still a lot of disconnection [between these two systems].’ That was one of the reasons we dropped [iOS support on Galaxy Watches] – we could not deliver the same level of experience with Android and iOS.”
Thanks to the One UI Watch’s Universal Gestures, Samsung Galaxy Watch models are suitable for everyone. The feature enhances accessibility and allows you to navigate without having to touch the display or the rotating bezel (or the virtual bezel) at all.
Users of Samsung Galaxy Watch can activate the Universal Gestures through the Accessibility sub-menu under Settings. The “make a fist” gesture selects an item while making a fist twice opens up the Action menu, or activates Universal gestures.
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The pinch moves to the next highlighted item while a double pinch returns to highlight the previous item. The Action menu showcases different available actions based on the active app or menu. Interestingly, users having no disabilities would also find the Universal Gestures feature useful.
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Verizon has started releasing the November 2023 update for Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic in the US. The update brings improvements and enhancements to provide a better experience.
November 2023 update for Verizon Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic can be identified through the build version ending with AWK4 in the US. This update is already available in Korea.
The latest update improves the stability and performance of the device. According to the release notes, the company has simplified the names of some stock apps by removing “Samsung” from them. These apps are:
- Samsung Health > Health
- Samsung Pay > Pay
- Samsung Wallet > Wallet
- Samsung Global Goals > Global Goals
To install the latest update, you just need to open 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 and Île-de-France Mobilités launch a new phase of experimentation on the dematerialization of transport tickets which will allow you to validate your ticket or Navigo pass with a Galaxy Watch 4, Watch 5, or Watch 6 series smartwatch in Ile-de-France Mobilités, France.
Île-de-France Mobilités is in the process of converting transport tickets and is stepping up its efforts to increasingly dematerialize them. The objective is to make the lives of Ile-de-France residents easier and to save them time by purchasing, recharging, and validating their transport tickets instantly.
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Financed by Île-de-France Mobilités, this experiment will make it possible to test the purchase of tickets from your smartphone to store them on the connected watch and validate them on the terminals of the Île transport network -de-France Mobilités.
The experiment is open to 10,000 testers, Wear OS-powered Galaxy Watch owners can register for this phase today.