Galaxy Watch Owners Gain Access to New One UI Beta

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Samsung officially opened up the One UI 5 beta for the Galaxy Watch lineups this week. Available for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 family of watches, users can get first access to features like new controller tiles, quick timer access, and improvements to Samsung Health.

To get the beta onto your supported Samsung smartwatch, you’ll need to ensure you have the latest version of the Samsung Members app, enroll yourself in the beta (there should be two dedicated sections, one for Watch 4 users and one for Watch 5 users), and then download a special version of Watch Manager and Samsung Health. Both items you’ll need are listed in the beta pages, so don't worry about getting lost. Once done with all of that, the beta will begin rolling out to your device for testing.

Looking over the fine print, it appears that Samsung isn't allowing rollback after entering the beta, so be please be aware of that before installation. In its words, "Reinstallation (rollback) is not supported. You have to use the currently available version till the official version comes up and please install the final official version when it comes."

Feast your eyes on the One UI 5 beta changelog for Galaxy Watches.

Add watch faces and tiles more easily

Improved Buds controller tile

Quick access to timers

Set an album or story as your watch face

Automatically record cycling workouts

Get heart rate guidance during running workouts

Keep your watch data safe

More call controls

Dictate text with the Home button

Use multiple timers at once

Share your medical info in an emergency

Device care

Control your watch without touching it

Organize apps in folders

// Samsung