Samsung Galaxy Watch: fewer OS updates for smartwatches in the future?
Samsung could stop providing operating system updates for many older smartwatches earlier than before. This is what a source claims, according to which Samsung is checking how much effort it wants to put into support work for the Galaxy Watch models.
Samsung could provide fewer updates for older watches
In view of falling sales figures and growing cost pressure in the mobile device division, Samsung is reportedly reviewing its update policy. It is said that smartwatches are initially in the crosshairs when it comes to potential cancellations. We are currently checking how long OS support for older models should continue.
According to Korean X/Twitter leaker cro Although Samsung wants to continue to offer security updates for older smartwatches in the Galaxy Watch series, it is considering scaling back the provision of OS upgrades. It is therefore conceivable that products like the Galaxy Watch 5 will not receive the four new operating system versions that have been released since its predecessor model. It is unclear which devices would be affected by the presumably impending change in update policy.
Current models receive five OS upgrades
With the Galaxy Watch 4 series, Samsung began supplying its smartwatches with new operating system upgrades over four years. Since the recently released Galaxy Watch 9 series, the supply of operating system upgrades has been extended to five years, while the delivery of security updates will continue to take place over five years, as before. Samsung could probably save costs primarily by returning to shorter support periods with a view to the Android-based operating system used in its smartwatches.
The development and customization of new operating system upgrades is a relevant cost factor that ensures that many other providers are happy to save money in this area. By reorganizing its internal processes regarding the update supply of the Galaxy Watches, Samsung apparently also wants to react to the recently more frequent errors and problems with the smartwatches. There is always criticism because certain bugs persist for years despite operating system updates.
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