Samsung Galaxy Watch Hides Touch Bezel Controls for 8-Tile Navigation

3 articles · Updated · How-To Geek · May 29

Samsung Galaxy Watch models without a physical rotating bezel can still navigate tiles by tracing a finger around the screen edge, a tucked-away touch bezel mode highlighted in the latest report.
The feature must be switched on in Settings > General > Touch bezel, after which clockwise and counterclockwise edge swipes move forward or back through tiles.
That gesture matters most for users with many watch tiles—such as 8 pages—because it cuts down on repeated left-right swipes across Wear OS.
Samsung’s software alternative does not replicate the tactile click of Galaxy Watch Classic hardware, but it offers a partial substitute for users moving to newer standard models.

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