Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 is getting some of the watch faces from the Galaxy Watch 5

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5is the latest Wear OS 3 smartwatch on the block. Its not a huge upgrade over theGalaxy Watch 4, with both wearables packing similar specs. The keyWatch 5 improvements over the older modelinclude a more durable cover glass, a bigger battery, and a skin temperature sensor. However, none of them are big enough to outright upgrade to it. That’s not bad, especially since the Watch 4 is among thebest Android smartwatcheson the market. Samsung bundles some new watch faces on the Watch 5 to help distinguish it from its predecessor. The Korean giant is now bringing these watch faces to the Watch 4, further blurring the differences between its 2021 and 2022 smartwatches.

A new update (v2.2.11.22081151) for the Galaxy Watch 4 plugin tweaks the interface of the Watch manager app and adds six new watch faces from the Galaxy Watch 5 lineup. This includes Info Board, Pro Analog, Digital Neon, Analog Utility, Kinetic Digits, and Flower Garden (via9to5Google).

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If you use the Galaxy Watch 4, you can grab the update from the Galaxy Store or the Google Play Store. Alternatively, the update should show up for download the next time you open the Galaxy Wearable app. After that, you should see the new watch faces under the relevant section.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 lineup will gain even more Watch 5 features once itsOne UI Watch 4.5update lands in Q3 2022. Apart from additional watch faces, it brings an improved typing experience with swipe-to-type support, the ability to seamlessly switch between different input methods, dual-SIM support, accessibility improvements, and more. The Korean giant has also beenpublicly testing the One UI 4.5 beta for the Watch 4in the US and selected other markets all summer. Based on Wear OS 3.5, the Galaxy Watch 5 already runs the latest version of the One UI Watch skin out of the box.

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