Galaxy Watch4 will receive three important improvements
Miscellaneous / / February 09, 2022
Finally, they will add voice control, support for online music and one-click installation of applications from a smartphone.
At the presentation of Unpacked on February 9, in addition to the announcement Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Tab S8, a number of watch improvements have been announced Galaxy Watch4. There are three main ones.
Google Assistant support
With one of the updates, Google's proprietary voice assistant will become available on the watch. In some countries, it will be offered in addition to Bixby, but in Russia and a number of other regions, Google Assistant will become the only assistant available (where Bixby is not supported).
The assistant can be trusted to add appointments to the calendar, start a timer, control music playback, alarms, and so on.
YouTube Music Streaming
In the near future, the watch will be able to stream music from the YouTube Music service via Wi-Fi or cellular connection. To do this, you don’t even have to get your smartphone out of your pocket.
And if you have a Galaxy Watch4 model with LTE, then you can listen to music online without a smartphone at all - you can leave it at home when you go for a run.
Convenient application installation
Next month, installing apps on your Galaxy Watch4 will become much easier, with all watch-compatible apps on your smartphone being able to be transferred to your watch with a single tap. You don't have to search for them manually.
The companion app will show you all the apps you already use or can start using on your Galaxy Watch. Many more useful apps will be available directly on Google Play for Wear OS.
Other upcoming improvements for the Galaxy Watch4 include:
- updates to the Adidas Running and Strava apps to make them more user-friendly for workouts;
- improved sleep schedule with personalized recommendations;
- new dials and straps.
Recall that the Galaxy Watch4 and Watch4 Classic became the first Samsung smartwatches based on Wear OS. Their output is significant strengthened position of Google OS in the market of wearable devices.