Samsung is yet to finish the Wear OS 5-based One UI 6 Watch. Meanwhile, Google already rolled out its Wear OS 5.1 preview version. It introduced two new feature preview versions, that Samsung could adopt with the One UI 6.5 Watch update.
The Korean tech giant is still busy serving the One UI 6 Watch update to its Galaxy Watches. Presently, the company has ended the beta phase and is rolling out a stable One UI 6 Watch for the Galaxy Watch 5 series. On the other side, today Google released the Wear OS 5.1 preview version.
Samsung could release One UI 6.5 Watch update to Galaxy Watches
The newly released Wear OS 5.1 is based on Android 15 (API Level 35). Following this update, Samsung could release another update, called One UI 6.5 Watch to its Galaxy Watches.
The Wear OS 5.1 brings two notable features to enhance the smartwatch’s usability. The new features are mentioned below –
- Credential Manager
- Watch Speaker Playback
Credential Manager
Initially, the Credentials Manager feature was introduced with the Android 14 update for Android smartphones. Now finally Google expanding its reach to smartwatches.
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The Credentials Manager feature helps to make signing into applications and services easier by providing a unified sign-in method across devices. This feature helps you to store your PIN, and password and syncs them across all your Android based-devices.
Watch Speaker Playback
The second Watch Speaker Playback feature offers the ability to playback media through the smartwatch’s loudspeaker.
Currently, playback of media via the smartwatch’s loudspeaker is not possible. Since Android doesn’t permit playback of music tracks directly via a smartwatch’s speaker. Now finally with Wear OS 5.1 update, the Watch Speaker Playback feature lets you stream music directly via Galaxy Watch’s loudspeaker.
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A reliable tipster Mishaal Rahman reported that currently the Wear OS 5.1 Preview is available for developers. But it’s expected that once the developers test their smartwatch apps that target API Level 35, the company will expand the update publicly.