Samsung just announced end of software support Tell our colleagues at Galaxy Club for a handful of Galaxy Gear connected watches on a ticket that appears in the Samsung Members app in Germany. Concretely, the South Korean firm will only deploy more security updates In accessories released in 2013 and 2014.
All Samsung smartphones that will be released next year, especially the Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra, will not work with these models. The three high-end smartphones expected in January or February 2021 will not be compatible with older connected watches. To continue using the watches, you will have to choose a smartphone released in 2020, such as the Galaxy S20 or Galaxy Note 20 or earlier.
List of 5 connected watches that will not work with Galaxy S21
A total of 5 smart watches are affected by the discontinuation of software support. To warn users, Samsung notification to affected devices on time. By the way, here is the list of unused watches from 2021:
- Gear1 (Galaxy Gear)
- gear2
- Gear2 Neo
- Gear S
- GearFit
“The current quality of service on older Samsung Gear watches cannot be guaranteed and maintained through app updates alone” Samsung justifies it. Concretely, the hardware of the above watches cannot work with the components of new smartphones. No amount of firmware updates can keep the clocks running at their best.
As Galaxy Club points out, Galaxy Gear S2 and Galaxy Gear S3will continue to receive updates released in 2015 and 2016 respectively. Still, we can expect Samsung to declare these two linked watches obsolete as early as 2022. If you’re planning to drop into the upcoming Galaxy S21 or any other Samsung phone planned for 2021, we suggest you head for the Galaxy Watch 3 or Galaxy. Active 2 watch.
Source : galaxy club
