Samsung jumpstarted the One UI Watch beta program last week for the Galaxy Watch 4 series and encouraged power users to test out the new Wear OS updates before the product's official release.
But now, the South Korean tech giant company has launched the first beta update to its enrolled devices.
How To Enable the Update?
Spotted first by TizenHelp, the One UI Watch 4.5 is finally live for the Galaxy Watch 4 and also the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. Along with the update is a firmware version R8**XXU1ZVE7 that weighs 796 MB.
The rollout has now commenced in the US and South Korea, and users who want to enable the new update can download it from the Watch 4 Beta plugin.
It must be noted that the beta app will only be available for users who have signed up for the beta program through the Samsung Members app.
New Changes, New Upgrades
The new beta comes with added features, such as the New Edge/Box Complications and the improved watch screen UI. It has also included an upgraded version of existing watch faces, such as adding a Dial and Index.
Additionally, users can also include background animals, characters, and colors.
The new upgrade will also enable users to have a dual SIM on their watch and find a UI in the contact section.
This means that the user can now choose their preferred SIM for making calls. The existing watch does not have a feature that lets the user select between sims. When you call through the watch, it will automatically be placed through the most used SIM.
For the new changes, ONE UI Watch 4.5 will have notable improvements to its notifications, keyboard, calling, and watch screen.
The Notifications will particularly reinforce Agif support. This will let users play Agifs on their watch whenever they receive them through incoming messages.
The alarm setting was also upgraded with data, snooze, alarm name, and several options.
The newest beta will upgrade notifications through a unified composer with draft support that enables notifications to display additional information with subtext field support.
Further, the default keyboard will follow up to Gboard through the inclusion of a QWERTY layout and continuous input of voice and handwriting. The update will also feature data and several functions to alarm the watch's settings.
Below is the full list of updates for One UI Watch 4.5
Notification
- Agif msg play will be supported at the message.
- A new unified composer will be introduced alongside an integrated keyboard, stt, scramble functions, and draft function support
.• The new subtext field support will display additional information such as a Gmail noti account name.
- Single unicode emoticon zoom will support noti body enlargement function that consists of one emoticon
Call, Contact
- Dual SIM function & Ul are included.
Watch screen
- New duo edge/box complications are added. The watch screen UI has been upgraded.
- The watch screen UI has been upgraded.
Keyboard
- Support Qwerty Layout and Continuous Input are added.
- Support seamless input of Keyboard/ Handwriting/Voice Input was also included.
Settings
- New options for date, alarm name, notification, etc., to alarm setting.
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Written by Joaquin Victor Tacla
