One UI 6.5/7 Watch is now One UI 8 Watch!
As Samsung is working on One UI 8.0 while the One UI 7.0 rollout is in progress, Samsung is now working on a new version of One UI Watch that is based on Android 16, the One UI 8 Watch! It has been speculated that One UI 6.5 Watch or One UI 7.0 Watch were the next version of One UI Watch that will be rolled out to existing supported smartwatches, including the latest Galaxy Watch7 series with the Ultra.
The above build information shared by a leakster at X is for an upcoming smartwatch aimed at the USA market, which will launch when Galaxy Unpacked July 2025 event starts. This information is backed by SamMobile’s sources. As you can see above, the One UI Watch version is defined as 8, signifying that it’s synchronized with the versioning scheme of the regular One UI versions. This indicates that Samsung is working on One UI 8 and One UI 8 Watch together.
The target Android OS version for both One UI 8 and its Watch variant is the upcoming Android 16, which will be unveiled very soon. This is important as many new features, such as the addition of Google Gemini on smartwatches, will be added into the Galaxy smartwatches.
Currently, the following smartwatches will get One UI 8 Watch as per Samsung’s promise of four generations of OS upgrades:
- Galaxy Watch8 + Ultra 2 (initial launch)
- Galaxy Watch7 + Ultra (first update)
- Galaxy Watch6 + Classic (second update)
- Galaxy Watch5 + Pro (third update)
- Galaxy Watch4 + Classic (fourth and last update)
AYE2 is the latest build.
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