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TL;DR Owners of the Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic in South Korea are now receiving the One UI 9 Watch beta update.
A full changelog for the Wear OS 7-based update is currently unavailable, though a handful of visual changes are expected.
Samsung has already rolled out One UI 9 Watch beta for the Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 7 variants in select regions.
Samsung has been pretty busy over the past couple of weeks, beginning the One UI 9 Watch beta for the Galaxy Watch 8 late last month, followed by the Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra last week. It is now officially the turn of 2023’s Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic to get in on the beta action, starting with Samsung’s home region.
Prominent leaker Tarun Vats shared a screenshot on X, obtained via the Korean Samsung community page, depicting the One UI 9 Watch beta update page for the Galaxy Watch 6 and Watch 6 Classic.
We haven’t seen an official changelog yet, and the screenshot only shows how to sign up for the beta program and download the update. However, users can expect a handful of new changes, especially in the UI department, along with other Wear OS 7-based elements.
Additional reporting by SamMobile reveals the firmware versions for each Galaxy Watch 6 model: Galaxy Watch 6 (40mm): R93xXXU2ZZI1
Galaxy Watch 6 (44mm): R94xXXU2ZZI1
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