Galaxy Watch
New School Time Mode to come Samsung Galaxy Watches
Samsung Wear OS smartwatches users, a new feature named School Time is on the way to knock your smartwatches.
Google introduced a convenient feature, School Time, especially for parents seeking to manage their children’s screen time during school hours. Initially, the brand has made it available only on Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatches. Now, Google is looking forward to expanding this convenient feature to Android phones, tablets, and Samsung Wear OS smartwatches.
With this feature, parents can control which apps their children can access during school hours, promoting focus and reducing distractions. These facilities suggest that students will have fewer apps on notification to deal with while they are in class.
Parents must note that this feature can also be turned on outside of class when students need to concentrate on homework or take a break from screens. It seems that Google is looking forward to expanding this convenient School Time feature on Galaxy Wear OS-based smartwatches, which are as follows:
- Galaxy Watch 4 series
- Galaxy Watch 5 series
- Galaxy Watch 6 series
- Galaxy Watch 7
- Galaxy Watch Ultra
However, the exact time to roll out this feature on Galaxy smartwatches has yet to be revealed, but it’s expected that soon the brand will release it.
Samsung has officially announced that it will discontinue the Samsung Health monitor for Galaxy devices running on Android 9 to Android 11. Let’s explore more
Samsung Health monitor support end from December 23
Samsung has officially notified that it will discontinue the software support for the Samsung Health Monitor from December 23. According to the information, the Samsung health monitor new version 1.4.1 will support Android OS 9.0; support for 10.0 and 11.0 will be discontinued.
However, it doesn’t mean that the older version users will not get the functionality of the app. But it will be limited to ending the software support for the app for the respective Android version.
So Samsung has recommended its users update their phones to the latest version before the deadline to enjoy the services without any interruptions.
Samsung Health monitor features
There are many new features that will provide several new changes for the devices; let’s explore them more. Basically works along with the integration of the ECG function that lies within the Health Monitor app that allows users to receive notifications of their atrial fibrillation (Afib) or sinus rhythm while also calculating the heart rate rhythms.
As the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic are Wear OS-based Galaxy smartwatches, it’s also expected that all the newer smartwatches launched after the Galaxy Watch 4 will probably get the new irregular heart rhythm notification feature soon in future updates.
Moreover, you can easily activate the new irregular heart rhythm notification feature under the ECG tab in the Samsung Health Monitor app. To enjoy all these features, you should keep the app up to date.
Samsung has recently introduced several new watch series, such as the Galaxy Watch 7 and the Watch Ultra, that bring many features to help users, whether related to the health of other utility features on your wrist. However, due to the poor software implementation, the watches are getting phantom vibration issues.
Galaxy Watch 7 getting issue due to several factors
According to Galaxy Watch 7 users, they are experiencing repetitive vibration without any sign of notification. More specifically, some users are saying that the watch vibrates, and the screen doesn’t turn on or showcase an alert. This issue is annoying the users.
As of now, it is unknown which malfunctions is causing this issue; however, some user have had success in resolving the issues by turning on Samsung’s Health Platform, which transfers data across platforms.
Meanwhile, some users are claiming that the issues was created by the malfunction of Google Maps, here user saued that if turn of the mirroring option in the app it will so solve the issue.
If these claims are true, then Samsung has to bring new software updates to fix the issues, as the company has made sure that every app that is causing the issue should improve its functionality
A couple of weeks ago, Samsung introduced the One UI 6 watch stable version for beta users; more specifically, the update arrived for beta users. However, per the latest information, the major update will be available for non-beta users.
One UI 6 watch stable schedule spotted in Canada
According to information shared by the local network carrier Telus, Galaxy Watch 6 series users will get the One UI 6 stable update on their device on November 12. The update is expected to be available for Canada.
Following the Galaxy Watch 6 series, the update will soon expand to more devices in the coming days. If the date prediction comes true, then we are expected to get a stable update for the other devices in the next couple of weeks.
One UI 6 watch features
The latest One UI 6 watch update has brought some new features, such as an energy score for daily fitness goals, improved sleep measurement and AI-based sleep quality analysis, custom workout routines, and more.
If you are using the Galaxy Watch 6 series devices, you can update them to the latest update by going to the software update menu from the Galaxy Wearable apps.