Samsung rolls out One UI Watch 8 security update to Galaxy Watch 7, Watch 8, and Watch Ultra in the US
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Andrew Romero
Plain bagel done well. Pleasantly substantive.
Summary
Samsung is rolling out a security update (One UI Watch 8) for the Galaxy Watch 7, Watch 8, and Galaxy Watch Ultra. The update has already been released in South Korea and is now reaching users in the US. The firmware package is minimal at under 200MB and contains no new Wear OS features or changes—just routine security improvements.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledSamsung is rolling through its security update list and pushing a firmware update to the Galaxy Watch 7, Watch 8, and Watch Ultra.
The package containing Samsung's update is quite minimal. It takes up no more than 200MB, so installing it should be routine.
There's nothing in the way of Wear OS feature changes.
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