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How to update apps on your Samsung Galaxy Watch without a phone?
While there are multiple smartwatches available in the market, Samsung offers some of the best feature-rich watches. Samsung Galaxy watches are not compatible with all Android smartphones but iPhone owners can also use them to get access to their brilliant functionalities.
Samsung regularly provides updates to the watches with new security patches as well as features. Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic are the two latest offerings by the company. These watches run Wear OS 3 and offer lots of features that other smartwatches do not.
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Even, the watches have received the Google Assistant feature so you won’t have to pick up your smartphone to check out some general information, you can simply ask your watch to tell you. Besides these, you can use Spotify, manage the camera, and many other applications on the wearable itself.
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Samsung also upgraded these applications to offer users a seamless performance. You can easily these updates through the Galaxy Wearable app on your smartphone. What if you want to update Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 apps without a phone? Here’s the how you can:
Update Samsung Galaxy Watch apps without phone
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4:
Since Galaxy Watch 4 series uses Google’s WearOS, updating apps on the watch is a little different from previous models. You have to do it from Play Store. Remember, the Watch 4 Series cannot be set up as a standalone without the phone. But you can still edit some of its settings when the watch is disconnected from the Galaxy Wearable app.
- Press the Home button.
- Open the Play Store app.
- Swipe down until you reach My Apps.
- Tap My apps: all of your installed apps will be listed.
- If an update is available for any apps, an update option will appear.
- Individual apps can be updated.
- You can also update all apps by selecting Update all.
Previous models:
On earlier models of the watch, such as the Galaxy Watch 3 or Galaxy Watch Active, you need to set up the watch without a phone in order to update the apps using this method. If the watch is connected to a phone, these instructions will not work.
- On the watch, press the Home key (the Power key).
- Navigate to and open the Galaxy Store.
- Tap More options (the three vertical dots).
- Swipe to and tap Update
- Tap Update all to install any available software.
- To update an individual app, tap it and then tap Update.
- You can also tap Settings to manage your Auto-update settings.
Note: For a Gear Fit 2 Pro, tap Settings, and then tap About Gear. Tap Auto-update apps to make sure apps stay up to date since the Galaxy Store app isn’t installed on the watch.
If you are not signed in to your Samsung account, the Update option will not appear. To sign in:
- Tap More options (the three vertical dots).
- Tap Sign in.
- Then, follow the same steps to update your watch’s apps.
It should be mentioned that these steps do not apply to a Galaxy Fit, Fit 2, Galaxy Watch 4, or Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. The instructions will only work if your watch was set up separately from a phone.
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Samsung Galaxy phones come with a Secure Folder feature for enhanced data protection. It works as a dedicated compartment in your Galaxy smartphone where you can store different kinds of files (photos, videos) and installed applications.
The Knox technology provides layers of security and privacy, not only to protect users but also to give them a choice in what they want to secure. For those who want to keep their most personal information separate and safe, there’s Secure Folder.
Photos, videos, and files stored in Secure Folder won’t be accessible in regular apps. If you need them, you have to access the Secure Folder – authentication required. It takes the security and user privacy to a whole new level and the data is secured by Samsung on-device.
Secure Folder can keep your most private data such as calendar schedules and contact info, as well as notes, photos, videos, files, and even apps. You can even encrypt the Secure Folder to keep your apps and data even more locked down until the next time you open the folder.
You can find Secure Folder in your apps.
The first time you open it, you’ll have to set your lock type to either a PIN, pattern, or password, with fingerprint authentication can be enabled as well. Anything you create within the Secure Folder will be automatically stored here, but you can also move data here at any time.
For instance, if you want to keep a copy of your driver’s license, you can take a photo of it using the Camera app within Secure Folder, or you can pick a photo in your Gallery, tap the options menu (the three dots) and then select ‘Move to Secure Folder.’
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Samsung One UI 6.1 brings an amazing photography experience with its enhanced Motion Photo feature. This enhanced functionality arrives with the Galaxy S24 series with One UI 6.1 and offers users the ability to capture the best moments with unmatched precision and creativity.
With One UI 6.1 update, the enhanced Motion Photo feature is available on the Galaxy S23 series including S23 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, and Galaxy Tab S9 series. It is soon available on Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy Z Fold 4, and Galaxy Z Flip 4 smartphones.
Motion Photo Feature
The Motion Photo feature of Samsung One UI 6.1 allows users to record a scene in a dynamic sequence of up to 90 frames, capturing a detailed 3-second preview before and after the shutter is pressed. This means you can pick the best photo from several options, even if you thought you missed the moment.
The Galaxy S24 Series’ camera is not just fast, it’s smarter and more intuitive. With a shutter speed that’s 30% quicker than the previous models, the ‘Faster Shot-to-Shot Shutter Speed’ capability of the Galaxy S24 series ensures you’re always ready to capture a candid scene.
The AI automatic enhancement feature refines the chosen frame, saving it as a high-resolution image with vivid details up to 12MP. Even in challenging lighting conditions, the Super High Dynamic Range (HDR) feature ensures your photos are clear and vibrant.
How to use the Motion Photo feature?
- Launch the Camera app
- Enable the Motion Photo feature by tapping on its icon.
- Click the shutter button as usual to take a photo
- Visit the Gallery and select your photo that has been successfully taken.
- Tap ‘View Motion Photo’ to explore the frames.
- Choose the best image in Motion Photo and apply ‘Quick Crop’.
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Samsung Galaxy S24 series introduced several new features and enhancements with the One UI 6.1, one of which is Intelligent Optimization. This feature is designed to give users specific control over the image processing levels directly from the camera settings.
The Intelligent Optimization feature allows users to adjust how their photos are processed. Whether capturing everyday moments or professional shots, the Intelligent Optimization feature in One UI 6.1 ensures that your photos meet your standards with minimal effort.
How to activate it?
You can easily enable the Intelligent Optimization feature by following the steps below.
- Open the Camera app, then Settings.
- Tap on Intelligent Optimization.
- Choose the desired optimization level
- Maximum
- Medium: Speed up capture time by doing less optimization
- Minimum: Take pictures as fast as possible by not optimizing pictures after they are taken.
- Optionally, enable or disable the Scene Optimizer.
This feature allows for customization of photo attributes such as sharpness, contrast, and brightness. For example, selecting the minimum level results in more natural-looking images, while the maximum level increases detail and sharpness, which is ideal for zoomed-in shots. Notably, the quality optimization setting of these levels only affects Photo Mode.
If you enable Scene Optimizer, it automatically optimizes the color and contrast of pictures to make dark scenes look brighter, food looks tastier and landscapes look more vivid.
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