Galaxy Watch
One UI 6 Watch and One UI 6.1.1: AI-Powered Replies on Your Wrist
Samsung is aggressively working on bringing new updates for its devices; the company is simultaneously working on the One UI 6 watch, and with the recent development, it has also started rolling out the One UI 6.1.1 update for the Galaxy S24, which unlocked the Galaxy Watch 6 AI reply feature.
Galaxy Watches with One UI 6 watch Get Smarter with AI Reply
Earlier, it was reported that Galaxy watches will get the support of the smart reply feature with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, but now, with the latest development, the feature is spotted on the Galaxy Watch 6 with the Galaxy S24 One UI 6.1.1 installation.
According to a user on the Samsung community, when he installed the One UI 6.1.1 update on the Galaxy S24 and connected it with the Galaxy Watch 6, it started getting the first recommendation feature.
However, it is worth noticing that he is using the Galaxy watch with the One UI 6 watch beta, as you can see in the screenshot below. In the screen shot, it is clearly mentioned that the feature is supported on One UI 6 watch or later versions. So it is expected that the feature could also be available on other Galaxy watch as well
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Galaxy Watch 9 could have solid state batteries in 2026
Whenever we talk about any gadget, the battery is the main key point that decides whether the device is worth buying or not. So, to improve it, smartphone manufacturers, including Samsung, have made big-battery phones, but on the other side, the smartwatch segment is still not improved. Now good news is coming, as the Galaxy Watch 9 will be the game changer with a solid-state battery.
Galaxy Watch 9 could come with solid-state batteries
To bring the improvement in the battery life, Samsung is working to bring the new technology in. According to the information, the company will switch to solid-state batteries, which will be able to store more energy compared to liquid-state batteries. Along with this, the solid-state battery also offers manufacturing of the battery in any shape without any restrictions.
As per the report, the first watch that will be blessed with the new technology battery will arrive in 2026, which may probably power the Galaxy Watch 9 series. If this brings satisfactory results, then the new form of battery could be expanded to more devices coming ahead.
Due to its advantages, Samsung is already reading for the future and has already filed patents to take the technology rights to the company. Apart from the Galaxy watches, it is expected that the device could also bring the update to more devices.
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Samsung Launches Samsung Health Research Stack Program
Samsung is now preparing a proper foundation that will shape the future of wearable devices and services related to health research with the research stack program. Samsung recently launched it to strengthen research about health research data, which will be called the Samsung Health Research Stack Program.
Motive of Samsung Health Research Stack Program
The Samsung Health Stack program is an open-source project that supports digital health research using mobile and wearable devices in Android and Wear OS environments. This platform allows IT developers and medical researchers to conveniently and safely use the relevant data.
As clinical research depends on collecting user data on a daily basis, with this update, the company will make it more accessible to experts to measure, share, and analyze health-related data more conveniently.
Samsung already started the project in 2022 with the Alpha application, and in 2023, it introduced a new version, Samsung Health Stack 1.0. With the latest update, the company will provide several new features that will promote more efficient digital health research.
Samsung Health Stack is an open-source program
It is worth noting that this Stack Application is open to any company or medical institution in the digital healthcare space. It aims to develop solutions that utilize wearable devices and biomarkers and will be showcased at the Samsung Developer Conference 2024.
Galaxy Watch
Samsung officially launched the LTE variant of Watch FE in the US
A couple of months ago, Samsung officially launched the Galaxy Watch FE globally, with the two models including LTE+ WiFi and WiFi-only variants, but due to some reasons, the company hasn’t launched the LTE variant in the US until now, but fortunately it is officially available.
Samsung Galaxy Watch FE starts delivering on October 7
Today Samsung has officially started taking preorders of the Galaxy Watch FE LTE in the US. Users can now take advantage of the benefits of the pre-order up to $50.
According to the information, the device is available in three colors, including black, pink gold, and silver, and if you pre-order the watch today, then it will get delivered to your home by October 7.
In comparison, the watch is fully inspired by the Galaxy Watch 4, and the design of the watch is similar, which features an aluminum case and silicone wrist straps. In more detail, the watch has a 1.02-inch super AMOLED screen with full color Always on display mode. It uses the Exynos W920 chip. It runs Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 Watch software and can also get the Wear OS in the next few days.