Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic users begin receiving the February 2026 update. Recently, Samsung pushed a new firmware update to the Watch 7, which also carried the February 2026 security patch.

For mobile devices, Samsung provides 37 security improvements. It consists of 25 CVE items from Google and 12 SVE items from Samsung. Galaxy Watches run the Wear OS operating system, which is actually based on Android.

Users of the Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic can identify the update via the PDA build version ending with AZB1 (via LarrySWhite). The software weighs roughly 430 megabytes. Samsung will sequentially expand the availability of the February patch.

You may have been wondering why March update bringing February patch?

Wear OS watches were expected to receive new update in February. Since Galaxy wearables get new OTAs every quarter, February was the timeline. However, the Galaxy S26’s launch has delayed the software distribution for all devices.

Source – Samsung

Expect the next firmware update in May or June, while the patch could be dated May 2026. Meanwhile, we would see the expansion of February patch to the remaining Galaxy Watch models over the next couple of days.

Check for updates on your Watch or Wearable app on mobile. Open Watch settings followed by Watch software update. Hit Download and install to allow the system establish connection with the server and fetch the OTA.

Previously, Samsung rolled out Wear OS 6-based One UI 8 Watch to Watch 7 and older models. It brought plenty of new features and design tweaks. The new tile system elevates usability by offering the creation of function-based combinations.

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