Samsung recently announced the One UI 8.5 beta program for the S25 series smartphones. On the other hand, the brand continuously rolling out the monthly security patches and stable new One UI 8 Watch to its Galaxy devices.
One UI 8 Watch Features
Today the Korean tech giant released the latest major OS to the Galaxy Watch5 LTE and Watch5 Pro LTE in the US. The update brings significant changes to make your Galaxy Watch experience better.
The update allows users to create their own tiles and customize them. Improved visual experience in the dark with low light mode and more useful features; you can check below in the changelog.
Galaxy Watch5 series One UI 8 Watch Changelog
Efficient Task and Schedule Management:
Quickly check important tasks with the Now bar.
Get the information you need right from the watch face and launch essential features right away. The Now bar at the bottom of the watch face displays the current task at hand.Double-tap to perform more actions:
Double-tap your thumb and index finger to view notifications, control music, take photos, and more. You can customize actions for alarms, calendars, and reminders, as well as the watch face and music controller. Customize the actions you use most frequently for each situation.Mark important reminders:
Tap the star icon to mark them as important. You can also pin important reminders to the top so you don’t forget them.Receive reminders at specific locations:
You can now set location-based reminders on your watch. Receive reminders like recycling when you get home.The new charging screen
has a new layout and animation. Check the battery status and remaining charge time more easily while charging your watch.Stay connected
and respond to
notifications more easily with gestures. Double-tap your thumb and index finger to view or reply to notifications without having to tap the screen, and shake your wrist to instantly return to the watch screen.Improved Notification Screen:
Experience a new and easier way to see notifications on your watch. When you receive multiple notifications from the same app, you can now expand and view overlapping notifications, making it easier to see the details of each notification.Smarter Notification Settings:
Easily configure how you receive phone notifications on your watch. Select “Receive notifications smartly” to receive notifications only on your phone when you’re using your phone, but not on your watch. Select “Receive on both devices” to receive notifications on both your phone and watch.Upgraded Health Management: Get the optimal
bedtime recommendation for tomorrow
and start the next day feeling more refreshed. The new Bedtime Guide analyzes your sleep data to recommend the optimal bedtime each night.Mindfulness in Everyday Life:
Manage everyday stress and anxiety with Samsung Health’s new mindfulness feature. Record your emotions and moods and calm your body and mind with breathing exercises.Personalized User Experience:
New Watch Faces:
Easily find the watch face style you want. Select keywords like your preferred style, color, and information, and Samsung Health will find a watch face you like from over 300 watch faces.Watch Face Recommendations:
Based on the color, style, and information of your current watch face, Samsung Health recommends new watch faces with a fresh feel.Create Your Own Tiles:
Create your own tiles by combining the information you need. You can even create a single tile for information from different apps, such as weather information, calendar events, and reminders, so you can see them all at once.Customized Apps Screen
: Find the apps you need faster and easier. Recommended apps are automatically displayed at the top of the Apps screen based on analysis of your app usage frequency and patterns. Additionally, the Apps screen can be configured in a grid-style with icons or a list-style with app names.Display Your Desired Calendars on Your Watch
: You can set the watch calendar to display only events from specific calendars.
The One UI 8 Watch is based on Google’s Wear OS 6 and Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro users can recognize the update with build versions R905USQU1DYK4 (40mm) / R915USQU1DYK4 (44mm) and R925USQU1DYK4 (45mm), respectively. The software update includes October 2025 security patches.
The update is already available in Korea, and now it has been released to Verizon-locked units in the US. However, other carriers are yet to receive it; as of publishing, it is only spotted on Verizon’s official page. Further, the update is currently not available on Bluetooth models too.
Additionally, both watches are also eligible for one more major upgrade, which will be released next year. Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch5 series in 2022 with One UI Watch 5.
