Samsung is almost ready to provide the One UI Watch 4.5 update to Galaxy Watch4 and Watch4 Classic. It’s based on Google Wear OS 3.5 (this also means older Tizen-based Galaxy Watches aren’t getting it, in case you were wondering). This software will also work on “upcoming Galaxy watch series”, hint, hint.
The new version will improve the watches communication skills. Previously it was possible to install Gboard for typing and voice input, now Samsung has prepared a new keyboard. It supports scrolling input, handwriting recognition and voice dictation. Users will be able to seamlessly switch between input methods, for example swiping offers more privacy if there are bystanders.
The new QWERTY keyboard can switch between swipe input, dictation and handwriting recognition
Also, if your Galaxy Watch is paired with a dual-SIM Galaxy phone, you will be able to choose which SIM to use when making a call from the watch (there is also an “Always ask” option). Note that this is for phone calls and not eSIM watches.
If you have a dual SIM phone, the watch will allow you to choose which SIM to use when dialing
A UI Watch 4.5 will also add new ones accessibility features. Users who have difficulty distinguishing certain colors will be able to adjust the screen hue and increase the contrast. In addition, they will be able to reduce transparency and blur effects and remove animations. If you have a Bluetooth headset connected to your watch, you will be able to adjust the left / right audio balance, in case you have trouble hearing with one ear.
The display and sound can be adjusted if you have impaired vision or hearing
The new software also lets you slow things down, for example there’s a setting to adjust the duration of the tap and an option to ignore repeated taps. Also, functions that appear briefly on the screen (e.g. volume and notification display) can be activated for longer. All accessibility options will be available through a convenient menu. The Home button can be set to initiate the most commonly used functions with a double tap or a tap and hold.
Touch duration adjustment • The Home button can activate the most commonly used functions
Samsung has also improved the customization features. The new Favorites list lets you add the best watch faces for easy access, and there’s a neat trick: you can add the same watch face multiple times, just with a different theme and a different set of complications.
The same watch face can be added to the Favorites list with different styles and complications
The One UI Watch 4.5 update will be released in the Galaxy Watch4 series in the July-September quarter. This is not an exhaustive list of all the new features, by the way, Samsung has other improvements up its sleeve, which will be revealed in due course.
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