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Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy Watch 6 series next week. The new smartwatches will run Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 Watch out of the box. Ahead of that, the company has been running a beta program to test the new One UI version for its smartwatches. It has just released the fourth One UI 5 Watch beta build for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5.
According to the changelog supplied by Samsung, this update improves the boot speed of its smartwatches. Devices running One UI 5 Watch should load faster after a restart. The company has also checked the power consumption of the watches, prolonging their battery life. Additionally, Samsung has fixed the bug that caused problems while adjusting the screen brightness using the touch bezel. It has fixed a watch face color error as well.
The latest One UI 5 Watch beta update comes with the firmware build number ending with ZWG7. A screenshot shared by Twitter user @TheGalox_ reveals that the OTA (over the air) package weighs just over 310MB for the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. Other Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 4 models should also be getting OTA releases with similar file sizes. The update introduces the July 2023 security patch to the devices.
The stable One UI 5 Watch update may be just around the corner
Samsung has been beta testing One UI 5 Watch since early June. With the latest release, Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 users enrolled in the beta program have received four beta updates. As usual, each new build came with many bug fixes and functional improvements, making it more stable than the previous one.
The relatively small changelog for the fourth One UI 5 Watch beta update suggests Samsung is almost done optimizing the latest version of its watch platform. It may soon release the stable One UI 5 Watch update for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 lineups. The rollout could begin around the same time the company launches the Galaxy Watch 6 series.
If you don’t already know, the next-gen Samsung smartwatches will debut on Wednesday, July 26. The company is hosting a big Galaxy Unpacked event in South Korea to launch the new wearables. They won’t be the stars of the show, though. The Korean behemoth will also unveil the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 foldables on the same day. The Galaxy Tab S9 series will also break cover at the event next week.