{"id":963761,"date":"2026-11-14T04:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T04:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/963761\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T04:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T04:04:28","slug":"samsung-galaxy-watch-8-gets-stable-one-ui-9-watch-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/963761\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 gets stable One UI 9 Watch update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_hn\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Gemini Galaxy Watch 8 start workout\"  alt=\"Gemini Galaxy Watch 8 start workout\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Gemini-Galaxy-Watch-8-start-workout-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Adamya Sharma \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>Add Android Authority on Google: <\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Samsung has started rolling out stable One UI 9 Watch to the Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic in South Korea.<br \/>\nThe Wear OS 7-based update is reaching non-beta users, ending months of testing.<br \/>\nThe update includes the October 2026 security patch, with a wider rollout expected to follow.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-galaxy-watch-9-review-3705955\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy Watch 9<\/a> and Watch Ultra 2 shipped with One UI 9 Watch straight out of the box. Now, Samsung is bringing its latest smartwatch software to older hardware, starting with the Galaxy Watch 8 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-classic-review-3585894\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Watch 8 Classic<\/a>. The two watches are the first to receive a stable over-the-air upgrade to the Wear OS 7-based software.<\/p>\n<p>Following nearly two and a half months of beta testing, Samsung has begun rolling out the stable update in South Korea. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kailash0729\/status\/2119678325518139682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">reports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GalaxyWatch\/comments\/1xrk7ov\/galaxy_watch_8_8_classic_get_stable_one_ui_9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">emerging<\/a> on social media, the release is reaching both beta participants and regular users, marking the end of the testing period that began in August.<\/p>\n<p>Screenshots of the update confirm firmware versions L320XXU2BZJ7\/L320OXM2BZJ7 for the Watch 8, a download size of approximately 2GB for non-beta users, and the October 5, 2026 security patch. The same build is also rolling out to the Watch 8 Classic.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_hn\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 One UI 9 update in Korea 2\"  alt=\"Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 One UI 9 update in Korea 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Samsung-Galaxy-Watch-8-One-UI-9-update-in-Korea-2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Samsung hasn\u2019t published a complete changelog for the stable release, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-classic-one-ui-9-watch-beta-us-3704399\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">earlier beta updates<\/a> offer a fairly good preview of what\u2019s coming. Highlights include a redesigned interface, more watch face customization options, and expanded Samsung Health features, including cardio load tracking and sleep vitals monitoring.\u00a0The betas also introduced improved workout controls, additional camera remote modes, and more flexible Trackback navigation.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the stable update is limited to South Korea, with no confirmed release date for other markets. Galaxy Watch 8 owners can check for availability through the Galaxy Wearable app &gt; Watch settings &gt; Watch software update &gt; Download and install.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adamya Sharma \/ Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: TL;DR Samsung has started rolling out stable One&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":963762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[64,63,213,1047,10647,12863,215,105,329322],"class_list":["post-963761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-gadgets","tag-samsung","tag-samsung-galaxy-watch-8","tag-samsung-one-ui","tag-smartwatches","tag-technology","tag-wear-os-7"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/963761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=963761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/963761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/963762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=963761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=963761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=963761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}