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Samsung Galaxy Watches Get Security Boost with Knox Manage Support
Samsung never settles itself when it comes to innovation and security, with its Galaxy smartwatches being the most actively used wearables with several incredible features. On that note, Samsung recently announced Knox Manage, which is the latest cross-platform enterprise mobility and manageability solution for its Galaxy Watches.
Knox Manage is the top-leading mobile management platform that’s used by IT administrations to track, remotely configure, and manage wearable devices across the globe.
Meanwhile, Samsung’s latest Knox Manage for its Galaxy Wearables will extend the constantly growing needs of wearables in enterprise management. The Knox Manage platform further offers Galaxy watches easily manageable capability via pairing and detaching enrollment procedures, along with a Knox security platform that significantly ensures that the data is safe and secure at every stage.
Moreover, the newly announced Samsung Knox Manage supports Galaxy watches while also enhancing the security and manageability of wearable devices.
In addition, this solution expands the ability to access, track, and manage wearable devices remotely while also holding the security of Samsung Knox security running Wear OS 4.0 or higher on Galaxy watches, including the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra.
At last, Samsung states that the brand not only wishes to extend the powerful environment but also ensures that the Galaxy audience must get the most secure and effective device management solutions for their enterprises.
Samsung Galaxy Watches that can be configured through Knox Manage include:
- System: OTA Updates, Factory Reset, Power Saving, Volume Adjustment and Language settings
- Connectivity: Mobile Networks, Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth
- Kiosk: Settings, Notifications, Device Settings
- App Restrictions: App Permission, Block Apps from Running, Hide Apps, Block Apps from Being Uninstalled, App Delegation and Watch Face Customization
- Location: Location Mode
- Phone: Data Roaming, Airplane Mode, Auto Call Answer, Contact Management
- Wi-Fi: Configurations
- APN: Configurations
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
For the past couple of months, Samsung has continuously tested the One UI 6 watch as a beta version for Galaxy watches. More specifically, the company has already introduced four beta updates for the Galaxy Watch 4 devices; now, it has started preparing for the fifth beta update.
Galaxy Watch 4 Plugin update before the fifth beta update
According to the beta operation manager in the Samsung community, you should get the latest update on the Galaxy Watch Plugin before the next beta update. This confirms that the Galaxy Watch 4 users will soon get the fifth beta update.
Further, the community manager also mentions that the upcoming beta update for the Galaxy Watch will provide more stability to the functions, which is obvious because every new beta update aims to improve on the previous one.
If you are using the Galaxy Watch 4 and testing the One UI 6 watch, you can now update the Galaxy Watch 4’s latest plugin from the Google Play Store or directly go to the application page through this link.
Nowadays, as communication is getting easier and more seamless, spammers and fraudsters are also taking advantage of it to get easy reach for users. However, to get rid of spam, Truecaller comes as a solution that provides several features to prevent spamming.
Truecaller is now available on Galaxy watches
Earlier, Truecaller only provided its services to smartphones and tablets. Still, with the latest development, the application is about to bring the same features for the Wear OS-equipped smartwatches. This means the app will be available for Galaxy watches as well.
As far as the tool’s features are concerned, the application is dedicated to providing several services for blocking and filtering spam calls and SMS.
Truecaller has officially announced the availability of the service and app on WearOS, which indicates that from now on, it will be possible to control and manage incoming calls, as well as identify and view information about the caller, directly from the smartwatch.
To fully utilize the caller ID feature on the Wear OS smartwatch, you still need to set Truecaller as the default calling app. To do so, simply go to the settings in the section dedicated to default apps.
Regarding availability, the application requires at least OS 3.0, which means it will be available on every Galaxy watch, starting from Galaxy Watch 4 onwards. Users can download it from the Google Play Store.