{"id":377540,"date":"2025-12-30T15:54:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/377540\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T15:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:54:15","slug":"got-a-galaxy-watch-4-you-may-not-want-to-install-the-one-ui-8-update-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/377540\/","title":{"rendered":"Got a Galaxy Watch 4? You May Not Want to Install the One UI 8 Update Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung rolled out its One UI 8 update for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic earlier this month, and users report that the experience has been anything but pleasant.<\/p>\n<p>According to users on Samsung&#8217;s community forum, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/news\/galaxy-watch-4-classic-one-ui-8-watch-update-may-be-breaking-the-wearable\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">spotted<\/a> by SamMobile, the update is breaking the Galaxy Watch 4&#8217;s wrist detection, body composition (BIA), and ECG features. The sensors, however, start working if the watch is worn upside down, with the sensor facing the palm side of the wrist. The watch also locks itself whenever the screen turns off, and a reset doesn&#8217;t fix the problem. <\/p>\n<p>On Reddit, users also <a href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?format=go&amp;jsonp=vglnk_176709408429913&amp;key=b8f771eed689587b82c4635131ce08d7&amp;libId=mjsf80i001010l04000ULzcuc4wzuqsyz&amp;loc=https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/29\/galaxy-watch-4s-latest-update-may-be-causing-bad-battery-broken-sensors\/&amp;ccpaConsent=1---&amp;v=1&amp;out=https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GalaxyWatch\/comments\/1ptzvzp\/watch_4_one_ui_8_broke_aod\/&amp;title=Galaxy%20Watch%204&#039;s%20latest%20update%20may%20be%20causing%20bad%20battery,%20broken%20sensors&amp;txt=been%20reports\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">complained<\/a> about battery life and always-on display (AOD) issues. While a slight drop in battery life is normal with a software update, one user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GalaxyWatch\/comments\/1puprr0\/updated_watch_4_classic_46mm_to_one_ui_8_garbage\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">saw<\/a> it reduced by nearly half. Some commenters mentioned that clearing the cache helped, though it&#8217;s not a consistent fix. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/reviews\/samsung-galaxy-watch-6\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Galaxy Watch 6<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/reviews\/samsung-galaxy-watch-6-classic\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch 6 Classic<\/a> users have also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GalaxyWatch\/comments\/1pt04se\/comment\/nvet2no\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a> similar issues.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung has yet to comment on the issue, but it may have temporarily halted the update. As 9to5Google <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/29\/galaxy-watch-4s-latest-update-may-be-causing-bad-battery-broken-sensors\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">notes<\/a>, the option to update the software isn&#8217;t showing up for many users.<\/p>\n<p>        Recommended by Our Editors<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/reviews\/samsung-galaxy-watch4\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Galaxy Watch 4<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/reviews\/samsung-galaxy-watch4-classic\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch 4 Classic<\/a> were released in 2021, and the latter gained special attention for its rotating bezel. 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