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Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 to receive five years of Wear OS updates

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Samsung has announced that its new Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 smartwatches will receive five years of Wear OS updates, extending support until 2031. This commitment surpasses the four years of updates provided for the previous Galaxy Watch 8 model and offers a longer support window than Google's Pixel Watch, which currently receives three years of updates. The new wearables will launch with Wear OS 7 and benefit from this extended update policy alongside existing five-year security patch commitments. AI

IMPACT Extends the lifecycle of smartwatches, potentially influencing consumer upgrade cycles and developer support for Wear OS applications.

RANK_REASON This is a product update regarding software support for wearables, not a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 to receive five years of Wear OS updates

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Matt Tate) ·

    Samsung will support the Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 with five years of updates

    Samsung's new wearables will receive Wear OS updates until 2031.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Samsung promises even more software updates for the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 Five major OS upgrades and five years of security patches will keep

    Samsung promises even more software updates for the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 Five major OS upgrades and five years of security patches will keep Samsung's latest smartwatches supported until 2031. https://www. androidauthority.com/samsung-g alaxy-watch-9-software-s…

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