Samsung pulls the plug on the Galaxy Watch4 and Watch4 Classic - no more updates are coming

TheSamsung Galaxy Watch4and theGalaxy Watch4 Classichave reached the end of their update journeys. These two launched in August 2021 and were thefirst Galaxy watches to run Wear OS– previous models like the Watch3 used Tizen. They came with Wear OS 4 out of the box and were upgraded to version 6.0 – withOne UI Watch 8on top. That is their final Android version, but now they won’t even get security patches. Here is Samsung’s latest security bulletin – it details which devices are getting security updates and how often (i.e. monthly or quarterly).

As you can see, the Watch4 models are no longer on the list. The closely relatedGalaxy Watch FEis still there, however. The FE model arrived in 2024 as are-launch of the 40mm Watch4. There were a few changes, but, crucially, the watch uses the same Exynos W920 chipset that was paired with the same 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB storage configuration. The W920 chip is also used in the Galaxy Watch5 duo, which will continue to receive patches too.

Anyway, thelast updatethat the Galaxy Watch4 saw came in August. This generation had a good run – it was supported for 5 years. Even the latest Galaxy Watch9 and the Watch Ultra2 are set for5 years of OS and security updates. Source|Via