Articles related to WearOS and its features.
Battery life of a smartwatch is a known issue. The watches become better over time, but powerful watches like WearOS based, still struggle from a short battery life. But do they? Do you really need a week of battery life? Obviously, more is better. Indefinite battery life would be an ideal option. But, being realistic…
Neither Galaxy Watch 7 nor Galaxy Watch ultra have rotating bezel – did Samsung drop it? No. This is not officially stated, but according to various sources Samsung releases a classic version with a rotating bezel in the even generations (4, 6) and a Pro/Ultra version in the odd generations (5, 7). Will new watch…
I have seen many overviews of the new features which Samsung has implemented in the WearOS4/OneUI5 update. From Samsung’s own announcements to independent professional and amateur reviewers. Even better than before sleep analysis and coaching (to be honest, I still do not see what exactly is new in this department) and Irregular HR Monitoring (if…
First I wrote “how do I use my Galaxy Watch” when I was using Galaxy Watch 3, which is a Tizen OS based watch with very limited selection of app. Now I use a Galaxy Watch of the next generation, based on WearOS. Did this change my most important use cases? Yes, but not that…
Note: I’m still collecting information about OneUI 6 and Galaxy Watch 7 features.The good news is: as far as I know AGI and Energy Score do work with any Android phone. The question “what features” will I lose if I use Galaxy Watch 4/5/6/7 with a non-Samsung phone is raised very often. Alternatively, many people simply…
Google apps assumed to be an important benefit of WearOS. But when I upgraded my Galaxy Watch 3 to Galaxy Watch 4 I found that I do not use them that much. Moreover, my first interaction with google map was… not navigation but disabling navigation for driving mode. By default, when I started car navigation…
Let’s say you want to see a classic watch face during working hours and a fancy one all other times. Or one watch face when you are at home, and another one when you are in the office, and a third one when you are sitting in your favorite bar. Or one watch face before…
I like hiking and I use Komoot for planning and navigation during my hikes. So far, Komoot is the best solution which does not require a subscription option I know. On the other hand, I like my smartwatch — Galaxy Watch 4 (44 mm version), I like to collect statistics in Samsung Health and see useful information…
Traditional weight training usually includes a set of different exercises to be done one after another. Each exercise is usually repeated multiple times grouped in sets. Like 3 sets of 8 pull-ups in each. Between the sets, you rest for a minute or three. There are variations like super-sets and time (not reps) based exercises,…
