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Updated · How-To Geek · Jun 5
Author Highlights 4 Galaxy Watch Features After 2-Year Break
Updated
Updated · How-To Geek · Jun 5

Author Highlights 4 Galaxy Watch Features After 2-Year Break

2 articles · Updated · How-To Geek · Jun 5

Summary

  • Four Galaxy Watch features stood out after the author returned from a roughly two-year hiatus, led by Samsung’s double-pinch gesture for hands-free actions like pausing media and replying to texts by voice.
  • One setting in the Galaxy Wearable app can silence a phone automatically when the watch is worn, solving the problem of missed alerts when switching between wearing and not wearing the device.
  • Galaxy Watch integration goes further with Samsung phones: Modes and Routines can swap watch faces for activities such as biking or relaxing, and Do Not Disturb syncs automatically with the phone.
  • That tighter mode syncing remains a key limitation for Galaxy Watch users on non-Samsung phones, underscoring how much of the watch’s best experience depends on Samsung’s broader ecosystem.

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