Major Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 update: this is new

Samsung is rolling out an important update for the Galaxy Watch 4. The watch will soon be able to display your body composition in detail and it will also bring new goals. Furthermore, Samsung Sleep Coaching introduces a new series of watch faces.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 4

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 is a nice compromise between a decent sports watch and a smartwatch with useful apps, you could read that in our review. Samsung is currently rolling out an update that should make the watch an even stronger all-rounder, it says in a press release.

First, the watch can now display users’ body composition in detail. You not only see the body fat, but also your muscle mass. In Samsung Health you can set goals to increase your muscle mass, for example, and the app also provides the necessary tips and notifications that motivate you. Samsung also partnered with the fitness app ‘Centr’ and Watch 4 users can test the premium features for 30 days.

Oxygen Intake and Sleep Coaching

The Watch 4 now also shows intensive athletes in real-time how much oxygen they are taking in, after which Samsung emphasizes recovery. The Watch 4 gives users recommendations so that they are injecting just enough water to be well hydrated, and it also shows you how long it takes your heart rate to recover after exercise.

Samsung is also introducing Sleep Coaching, which is a program that monitors your sleeping habits for seven days. Then you can take two sleep tests to find out what type of sleeper you are. With this feature you can then follow a program of four to five weeks to improve your sleeping habits. It is also useful to integrate with Samsung SmartThings, Samsung’s platform for smart home devices. When a Watch 4 user falls asleep, the watch senses and turns off smart lights automatically.

YouTube Music, Google Assistant and Watch Faces

The Watch 4 also gets significant app improvements. In YouTube Music you will be able to stream directly from your watch, so you can leave your phone at home. The Watch 4 will also work with both Bixby and the Google Assistant in the coming months, but Samsung has not yet announced when that support will come.

A nice extra with this update are the new dials that you can personalize yourself. You choose the colors and fonts for the digital clock yourself. Samsung also proposes a new fabric strap and link bracelet.

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 is still the only watch that runs on Google’s Wear OS 3 system. The success of the Watch 4 alone enabled Wear OS to gain market share, which was recently announced. Samsung treated Watch 4 users to a major update for the watch in October.