{"id":346695,"date":"2025-12-15T12:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T12:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/346695\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T12:27:10","slug":"surprise-galaxy-watch-4-starts-getting-one-ui-8-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/346695\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! Galaxy Watch 4 starts getting One UI 8 Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"samsung galaxy watch 4 review watch face display 1\"  alt=\"The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 in a plant.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/samsung-galaxy-watch-4-review-watch-face-display-1-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Westenberg \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Samsung is now rolling out One UI 8 Watch to the Galaxy Watch 4.<br \/>\nThe update carries build numbers R87OXXU1JYK4\/R870OXM1JYK4.<br \/>\nThis is likely the last major OS update for the Watch 4, which launched in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung has started rolling out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/one-ui-8-watch-features-3567812\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One UI 8 Watch<\/a> update for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-galaxy-watch-6-vs-samsung-galaxy-watch-4-3349492\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy Watch 4<\/a>, marking what is very likely the smartwatch\u2019s last major OS upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_rm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764675026_956_google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764675026_648_google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The update, first spotted by reliable tipster <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tarunvats33\/status\/2000479140898852937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tarun Vats on X<\/a>, is currently live only in South Korea, carrying build numbers R87OXXU1JYK4\/R870OXM1JYK4. Samsung can be expected to expand the rollout to more regions, including the US, in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tarunvats33\/status\/2000479140898852937\" class=\"e_al e_f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow\"><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Galaxy Watch 4 One UI 8 Watch\"  alt=\"Galaxy Watch 4 One UI 8 Watch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Galaxy-Watch-4-One-UI-8-Watch.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One UI 8 Watch is a significant update for the aging Galaxy Watch 4 because it launched all the way back in 2021. Samsung had promised four years of major OS updates covering both Wear OS and One UI Watch for the wearable. That means this is almost certainly the final platform upgrade for Samsung\u2019s first smartwatches to run the new Wear OS, the one co-developed by Google and Samsung.<\/p>\n<p>What One UI 8 Watch means for the Galaxy Watch 4<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t have a detailed changelog for the Galaxy Watch 4\u2019s latest update yet, but One UI 8 Watch is Samsung\u2019s smartwatch software layer built on top of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wear-os-6-stable-release-3574943\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wear OS 6<\/a>. While the Galaxy Watch 4 may not receive every feature available on newer devices like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-vs-classic-vs-ultra-3575270\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy Watch 8 series<\/a>, this update should still bring new features, meaningful refinements, and under-the-hood improvements compared to One UI 7 Watch.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, this rollout effectively closes the loop on Samsung\u2019s update promise for the Galaxy Watch 4. After One UI 8 Watch, users should still receive security patches and minor fixes, but other major Wear OS or One UI Watch upgrades are unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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