My Watch 4 has also become trash after One UI 8 update. I can not use my favorite watch face anymore, battery life is 30% less after latest update. The only thing they fixed after 3 whole years was that when I put on my watch I don't have to input my PIN 3-5 times anymore, it works on 1st try.
Barezkarem, 23 Jul 2026Samsung will try their best to brick and slowdown your smartwatch for 5 years.
Joking aside ... moreAnd that's why I'm still on my Galaxy Watch 3 Titanium ... With Tizen, but that's better imho.
Samsung should've kept Tizen on watch.
..Strange..my Watch 4 Classic updated to One UI 8 last year still perfoms even better than when it was new with the latest UI and recent new battery.
Admittedly my Watch 8 Classic does have faster responses and enha
Every update makes my old watch laggy and slow.
No rotating bezel? No buy. Samsung took away the best thing about their watches.
Phone Critic, 23 Jul 2026I understand for Ultra 2 since Ultra 3 will release in 2029 For Watch 9 its not necessaril... morebelieve it or not most people don't buy a new watch every year
rectangular watch case + round display. something is odd here.
corner bezels are awful now :)
a smart watch has to be good not just for classic time display, text and GUI needs rectangular display.
I don't know what Samsung did but the watch looks bigger. It's thinner, has a far more comfortable fit on your wrist(I could barely feel it), but I think they made it wider. I don't like it. I should have brought my ultra to the store to see the difference. I'm laying my Ultra on my wrist now. It's not the same. It doesn't take up as much wrist. It looks much better on display than on my wrist.
Barezkarem, 23 Jul 2026Samsung will try their best to brick and slowdown your smartwatch for 5 years. Joking aside ... moreWell 5 years is very good actually.
I understand for Ultra 2 since Ultra 3 will release in 2029
For Watch 9 its not necessarily since Watch 10 is coming 2027
I liked how the chamfered edges on the previous Galaxy Watch Ultra.
I really wish they could have reduced the bezel thickness of the display. It’s way too thick.
Samsung will try their best to brick and slowdown your smartwatch for 5 years.
Joking aside my galaxy watch 5 has now become trash will all these updates, it has so much lagging that it's no longer usable