Galaxy Watch news

The Galaxy Fit 4 leaks in black, white and light blue

The Fit 3 still sells for under $60. Google's Fitbit Edge, the band the Fit 4 would go up against, costs $179.

Some Galaxy Watch owners are waking up to burn-like marks under the sensors

Fluid-filled blisters don't look like a rash. The same watches often went dead overnight, which fits a runaway process heating one spot.

Samsung's sleep coaching now starts after three nights of data

The Galaxy Watch9's heart score needs a blood pressure cuff you buy separately

Samsung crammed sleep apnea detection and Gemini into Galaxy Watch9, then shipped it with the same battery that frustrated Watch8 owners.

The Galaxy Watch9 Classic is named in a Russian filing Samsung left it out of

A Russian filing names the Galaxy Watch9 Classic three weeks after Samsung shipped the Watch9 and Ultra2 without it. No model numbers.

The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 can finally go scuba diving

Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 improves processor speed, brightness, battery and water resistance, though the case stays large and elevation tracking still slips outdoors.

Samsung ends software updates for the Galaxy Watch 4

Galaxy Watch 4 got five years of updates. Your Wear OS 3 watch is now a very expensive step counter.

Samsung's hypertension study wants your phone data too

Samsung is recruiting Galaxy Watch owners for a hypertension study, which is how Apple's own alerts began.

One UI 9 Watch beta opens to Galaxy Watch 8 owners in Korea

Samsung's One UI 9 Watch beta is live in Korea, and it's Galaxy Watch 8 only for now.

Older Galaxy Watches waited longer for One UI 9

Samsung tested it on the Galaxy Watch 8 in July, and the public beta for older models still has not opened.

Your wall charger decides the Watch Ultra 2 charging time

Same watch, same puck, different wall adapter: 94 minutes against more than four hours.

Samsung has a watch in its own code that skips Wear OS

It would land above the Galaxy Fit 4 and below the Galaxy Watch FE, and run at least a week on a charge.

Samsung Health update lands, but the good stuff waits

Samsung Health v7.0 is on Galaxy Watches now, but the best features wait for software shipping next month.

Samsung out-supports Google on its own software

Samsung's new watches get five years of Wear OS updates, two more than Google's own Pixel Watch.

Samsung's first dive-ready watch needs a subscription

Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 is dive-rated, but the diving app costs $8.99 a month and ships later this year.

Bigger battery, thinner case, same runtime

Samsung packed a 35% bigger battery into a 12% thinner watch, then quoted the same 100-hour runtime.

Samsung's new watches try to catch you getting sick

There's no release date, leak, or detail in this context worth hooking, just a title.

Samsung's Ultra 2 got slimmer and gained diving

Samsung's Ultra 2 is 12% slimmer than the original but packs a 35% bigger battery.

Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 gets bigger battery and dive tools

The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 packs a 35% bigger battery and a 5,000-nit screen you can read in full sun.