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developed by

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. It is the first Samsung watch to run Google's

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since the Samsung Gear Live, and the first watch to run Wear OS 3, co-developed by Samsung and

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. The device largely followed the design language of the preceding

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and

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, but including all new software. The watch also included EKG, body compositional analysis, and blood pressure monitoring via the new Samsung BioActive sensor. It was announced on August 11, 2021 at Samsung's Unpacked Event alongside the

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. The watch was released on August 27 worldwide.

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Software

The smartwatch was the first watch released by

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to use

instead of Samsung's own

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. This smartwatch is region locked in mainland China, unlike past models.

Supported languages and regions

Unlike past Wear OS devices, Wear OS 3 supports a wider variety of languages that the end user can choose from. An ADB command can be used to temporarily change the watch's language to another one, which will reset when the device is reconnected to the phone. Depending on the region where the device was sold from, the language and region options may differ.

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Specifications

Software

Supported languages and regions

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