TL;DR
- Samsung has started rolling out stable One UI 9 Watch to the Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic in South Korea.
- The Wear OS 7-based update is reaching non-beta users, ending months of testing.
- The update includes the October 2026 security patch, with a wider rollout expected to follow.
The Galaxy Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2 shipped with One UI 9 Watch straight out of the box. Now, Samsung is bringing its latest smartwatch software to older hardware, starting with the Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic. The two watches are the first to receive a stable over-the-air upgrade to the Wear OS 7-based software.
Following nearly two and a half months of beta testing, Samsung has begun rolling out the stable update in South Korea. According to reports emerging on social media, the release is reaching both beta participants and regular users, marking the end of the testing period that began in August.
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