After so much beta testing firmware for One UI Watch 4.5, Samsung has today officially released a stable version of it. The stable One UI Watch 4.5 based on Wear OS 3.5 is now available to install on Galaxy Watch 4 & Watch 4 Classic. The version is coming pre-installed on the new Galaxy Watch 5, and now the older model is receiving it. The latest firmware version R8**XXU1GVH2 has been distributed to the South Korean & the US users where the beta program was running.
It is currently rolling out for the users who participated in the beta testing program, and the non-beta users will also get it. Now talking about the features, it has added many features since the first beta of the One UI Watch 4.5 version.
In the latest software, Samsung has slightly improved screen UI and also added more complications to watch faces. You can also switch SIM cards right from the smartwatch. You can switch SIM 1 to SIM 2 or vice versa to make calls.
The pre-installed Samsung Keyboard has now QWERTY keypad support for easy input. It also supports handwriting and voice input to compete with Google Assistant. The notification center has also been enhanced to show more details when getting incoming messages.
There are also plenty of features implemented from Wear OS 3.5 in the new version. With this, Samsung has become the first company to release new Wear OS update for its Galaxy Watch 4 & Galaxy Watch 5 series users. To download the update, go to the Galaxy Wearable app, and check for pending firmware.