Samsung has doubled down on sleep and wellness features for itslatest and greatest Android smartwatchesthanks to a handful of updates that debuted with its One UI Watch 5 software. This means your shiny newGalaxy Watch 6includes several refinementsto existing features like sleep tracking and emergency SOS, as well as a new personalized heart rate zones feature. However, if you’re in no rush to replace your previous-generation Galaxy Watch with something new, you may be pleased to know that the Wear OS 4-based skin is starting to make its way to theGalaxy Watch 5series on the stable channel.
A few days ago, One UI Watch 5 was already expected to trickle down to older Galaxy Watch models sometime this week, including the Galaxy Watch 5 and 4 lineups (viaSamMobile). Now, at least one user has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to confirm that the update has gone live on the stable channel for their Galaxy Watch 5 Pro.
Samsung’s new smartwatch update is bringing some major upgrades to your health and sleep tracking game. The new sleep score is now front and center on your wrist, so you can easily see how you’re doing each night. And with improved animations, everything looks smoother and more polished than ever before.
The South Korean tech giant is also making some changes to its Sleep Mode. The watch will use its infrared sensor to light up the screen instead of its green LED. This will help to prevent the light from waking you up accidentally.
Personalized heart rate zones are also a major improvement with the new update, with Samsung and Apple both vying for the attention of the fitness-minded crowd. Samsung is hoping to steal a march with its new personalized heart rate zones feature.
The update is also expected to arrive for the two-year-old Galaxy Watch 4 series, based on a screenshot shared by aReddit usershowing One UI Watch 5’s supposed release for older models in the 35th week of this year, which happens to fall on this week.
Samsungkicked off the One UI Watch 5 beta programfor the Galaxy Watch 4 and 5 since early June, so it should come as no surprise that the update is now available on the stable channel. Some of the Galaxy Watch 6 series' watch faces arecoming to the Watch 5 and 4 as well.
