Samsung Electronics has presented a sneak peek of its One UI Watch user experience at Mobile World Congress (MWC).
According to the company, the new interface is designed to make the Galaxy Watch and smartphone experience more deeply connected.
“To unlock the full potential of these wearables, we’re leveraging our long legacy of mobile innovations and our partnerships with trusted industry leaders who have grown with us in our open ecosystem,” said Patrick Chomet, EVP and Head of Customer Experience Office, Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics.
“Through these efforts, we will enrich our smartwatch experience and convenience of the Galaxy ecosystem for our consumers.”
The company also confirmed that One UI Watch will be available for Galaxy Watch on the new, unified platform it jointly built with Google.
Samsung further revealed that its upcoming Galaxy Watch will be the first to feature the new unified platform and One UI Watch, which will make its debut at the Unpacked event later this summer.
One UI Watch together with the new unified platform will create an entirely new Galaxy Watch experience.
As part of the new experience, once users install watch-compatible apps on their smartphone, they will be swiftly downloaded onto the smartwatch.
If the user has customised the clock app on the phone to show the time in different cities around the globe, this will be automatically reflected on the watch as well. And if calls or messages are blocked from the watch, they will now be blocked on the smartphone, too.
The unified platform will open up new features and integrations with popular third-party apps available to download from Google Play directly on users’ Galaxy Watch.
Sameer Samat, vice president, Product Management, Android and Wear, Google, said, “Samsung and Google have a long history of collaboration and whenever we’ve worked together, the experience for our consumers has been dramatically better for everyone.”
He added that this certainly holds true for this new, unified platform, which will be rolling out for the first time on Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch.
“In collaboration with Samsung, we’re thrilled to bring longer battery life, faster performance, and a wide range of apps, including many from Google to a whole new wearable experience,” he said.
In addition, Samsung announced that it will introduce an improved watch face design tool, making it easier than ever for designers to create new watch faces.
Later this year, Android developers will be able to access the new designs that will be added to Samsung’s collection of watch faces to give consumers even more options for customising their smartwatches to suit their mood, activity and personality.
