The Finnish company said in September that it has sold 5.5 million smart rings to date.

Google introduced a new update for Wear OS smartwatches at Google I/O 2026. The company announced that Wear OS Tiles will now be Wear Widgets. This is Google’s plan to make widgets look and work similarly across Android phones, tablets, smartwatches, and cars.

The new Wear Widgets are made to improve the smartwatch experience. Google showed new widget designs in different sizes, such as 2×1 and 2×2 layouts. These widgets can show more information on the screen and are easier to use. They also have smoother animations and faster performance.

Google explained that some popular apps will support Wear Widgets first. These apps include Spotify, WhatsApp, Peloton, and Todoist. With these widgets, users can quickly check messages, control music, track workouts, or view tasks directly from their smartwatch screen without opening full apps.

The biggest improvement is battery saving. Google explained that the new widgets use a technology, Remote Compose. This system allows widgets to work smoothly without running apps in the background all the time. Because of this, smartwatches can use less battery power and last longer during the day.

Google also confirmed that the new Wear Widgets will work on devices running Wear OS 4 and newer versions. This means many older smartwatches can also get the new features without needing new hardware.

Samsung Galaxy Watch users may also get more customization options. Google said that third-party Wear Widgets can now appear inside Samsung’s Multi-Info Tiles, which earlier only supported Samsung’s own widgets.

In addition, Google previewed widgets for Android Auto, which will arrive later this year. The new Wear Widgets are designed to make smartwatches simpler, faster, more useful, and better for battery life. Stay tuned for more information.

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Wear OS 7 is official, and it would make its public debut with the next-gen Samsung Galaxy Watch lineup. The new wearable platform introduces widget support, Live Updates, and improvements driven by Gemini AI.

Samsung has already completed the rollout of Wear OS 6-based One UI 8 Watch software update. With Wear OS 7 becoming the latest, Samsung would also jump to the new version, starting with Beta Program soon.

If history is an indication, Samsung will launch One UI 9 Watch, based on Wear OS 7. The software will officially arrive with the Galaxy Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2 later this year, but the Beta testing would open early.

Galaxy Watch 8 and Classic are the strongest contenders for the One UI 9 Watch Beta Program. Users in select countries, including the US and Korea, may be invited to test the latest changes and help developers shape the software.

Samsung Galaxy Watch eligibility for Wear OS 7

Samsung will not just keep the Wear OS 7 limited to the next-gen Watch models. The company will bring it to plenty of compatible versions launched so far. The list is pretty significant now and carries almost a dozen variants.

Confirmed

Samsung Watch models released in the past three years are confirmed to receive the Wear OS 7 update later this year. The list includes:

• Galaxy Watch 8 (40mm, 44mm, and 46mm)
• Galaxy Watch Ultra
• Galaxy Watch 7 (40mm and 44mm)
• Galaxy Watch FE
• Galaxy Watch 6 (40mm and 44mm)
• Galaxy Watch 6 Classic (43mm and 47mm)

Likely (uncertain)

Samsung’s OS support spans four years, making the Galaxy Watch 5 also compatible with the Wear OS 7 upgrade, though the upgrade remains uncertain.

• Galaxy Watch 5 (40mm and 44mm)
• Galaxy Watch 5 Pro

Unlikely

One UI 8 Watch was already a surprise on the Watch 4 series, and another major upgrade isn’t very likely until Samsung amends its support strategy.

• Galaxy Watch 4 (40mm and 44mm)
• Galaxy Watch 4 Classic (42mm and 46mm)

Wear OS 7-based One UI 9 Watch may be released on July 22. New features and changes of this version may gradually expand to older models later this year.

Disclaimer: The wearable device list and release date are prepared by SammyFans staff purely based on Samsung’s software release pattern and industry (supply chain) inputs. Neither the device list nor the release date is confirmed by Samsung.

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Samsung is developing Galaxy Buds Able with an open-ear clip-on design to meet the trend. Samsung doesn’t do anything quietly. Even when details surface through industry sources rather than official channels, the company’s intentions carry weight.

Right now, the weight is landing on a product called the Galaxy Buds Able, a clip-on open-ear earbud that Samsung is preparing to bring into a market that’s been heating up fast.

Unlike the Samsung Buds Pro lineup, which sits firmly in the noise-isolating camp, the Galaxy Buds Able is designed to rest on the ear, letting sound in from the outside while still piping music or calls directly to you.

It’s a fundamentally different listening philosophy, and for a company that’s built its audio identity around immersion and noise cancellation, this is a meaningful pivot.

The global market for open headphones and earbuds sat at roughly $3.8 billion last year and is expected to climb to around $4.2 billion this year.

Samsung isn’t the only smartphone giant waking up to this. Xiaomi revealed official images of its first clip-on earbuds earlier, a visually striking device with a satin gold finish, high-gloss body, and a transparent spherical sound output unit.

If the Buds Able plugs cleanly into the Galaxy ecosystem with fast pairing, wear detection, and cross-device switching, it won’t just be another clip-on earbud. It will be the obvious choice for the hundreds of millions of people carrying a Galaxy device.

An industry source put it plainly: if smartphone makers enter the open-ear space by leaning on ecosystem integration, competition will get brutal.

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Google has officially unveiled Wear OS 7, and for Samsung users, this announcement matters far more than a routine platform update.

Wear OS 7 is the software foundation that will shape Samsung’s upcoming One UI 9 Watch experience for the next generation of Galaxy Watches.

Under the hood, Wear OS 7 is based on Android 17, bringing major improvements focused on battery life, smarter AI integration, redesigned widgets, richer media controls, and a more connected wearable ecosystem.

Google is laying fresh groundwork that could make One UI 9 Watch feel significantly more intelligent and polished than previous generations.

Wear Widgets

The new widgets support flexible small and large card layouts that mirror the 2×1 and 2×2 widget styles already used on Galaxy smartphones and tablets.

Samsung now has an opportunity to create a much more unified ecosystem experience between Galaxy phones and Galaxy Watches.

Gemini Intelligence

Google confirmed that select Wear OS watches arriving later this year will feature Gemini Intelligence integration. Google’s example was simple: saying “Start tracking my run” could instantly launch workout tracking inside Samsung Health.

Live Updates

Wear OS 7 also introduces “Live Updates,” which essentially upgrades how real-time information appears on smartwatches. Google specifically showcased delivery tracking experiences similar to apps like DoorDash and Just Eat.

For Galaxy Watch users, this means services like food delivery, ride tracking, navigation progress, sports scores, or order updates can stay persistently visible.

Samsung could integrate this deeply into One UI 9 Watch with support for Galaxy ecosystem apps and third-party services alike.

Media controls

Wear OS 7 introduces per-app media auto-launch controls, letting users decide which apps automatically trigger media controls on the watch when playback starts on a paired phone.

Watch faces

Google also introduced Watch Face Format 5 (WFF 5), bringing major improvements for customizable watch faces. The update adds:

• Better text alignment
• Improved auto-sizing
• Blend modes
• Hierarchical settings
• More advanced complication management

Galaxy Watch users could finally see better battery life

With Wear OS 7, watches upgrading from Wear OS 6 can deliver up to 10 percent better battery life. That may not sound massive on paper, but on a smartwatch, every extra hour matters.

Especially for Galaxy Watch users who rely on sleep tracking, workouts, notifications, GPS, and always-on displays throughout the day.

For Galaxy Watch users, Wear OS 7 could end up being the biggest leap in Samsung’s wearable experience in years.

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