Samsung Galaxy Watch8 is now receiving the update to One UI 9 Watch based on Wear OS 7

Google unveiled Wear OS 7 in May, and then proceeded to roll it out to its Pixel Watches in June. Meanwhile, Samsung has been working on its own One UI 9 Watch, which is based on Wear OS 7, commencing a beta program for the Galaxy Watch8 in late August.

Today, the Korean company has finally started rolling out the final update to One UI 9 Watch based on Wear OS 7 to the Galaxy Watch8. As has been the case with all new Samsung updates in the past few months, it's going out in Korea first, where it arrives over-the-air as version L320XXU2BZJ7, a roughly 2GB download.

Samsung Galaxy Watch8 One UI 9 Watch update

Hopefully no issues are found with the Korean rollout, and the update will spread to many more markets in the coming days, as is usually the case with Samsung updates. The update brings with it the October 5, 2026 security patch level too.

After the Watch8, Samsung should start rolling out this update to its older watches. We'll keep you posted.