Samsung details its Galaxy Watch Universal Gestures

04 December 2023
There's one considerable drawback, though.

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Anonymous, 28 Nov 2023They need to eliminate the display bezel totally; it's... morethe bigger bezels are used for the water resistant adhesive. The galaxy smartphones have thinner bezels because theyre only rated to go about 6 feet(1.5m) deep, while the galaxy watches can go over 150 feet (50m) deep, because the larger amount of adhesive keeps the high pressured water from entering the device.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 04 Dec 2023

    Dont know who did them first , what matters is who does them right and not a gimmick. Yes thats Apple .

      Before apple fan boys say apple is the first to invent this feature or Samsung copied it, then sorry to bust your bubble, because Samsung has this feature upto 2 years ago, well not in apple way but Apple is not the first

        TuGa121, 04 Dec 2023Late to the game Copy APPLE They introduced gestures before Apple

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          • 04 Dec 2023

          Why did they change the publishing date lol

          (This is Mills but not logged in)

            Smartwatches are still a huge gimmick. Frivolous af.

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              • 04 Dec 2023

              Late to the game Copy APPLE

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                • 04 Dec 2023

                Anton el papy, 28 Nov 2023it took a long time lolThese gestures has been on Samsung watches for almost two years. It just goes to show how little research the Apple centric gadget blogs do on tech.

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                  Anonymous, 28 Nov 2023They need to eliminate the display bezel totally; it's... moreI think you don't realize how a watch is used every day in comparison to a phone.
                  You're much more likely to bump your watch into things, and consequently break that beautiful bezel-less screen. Once your €500 watch needs a new screen you cannot replace yourself, the lack of bezels stops being attractive or funny.

                    patkele, 28 Nov 2023I tried universal gestures over the weekend. I use google p... moreI would ask GSMArena to change the article but once something is published, they're not changing it or editing it.

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                      • uGM
                      • 28 Nov 2023

                      They need to eliminate the display bezel totally; it's unnecessary. Like so many screens on Samsung phones, take the display to the curved edge of the display. Eliminate ALL bezels as a waste of valuable display real estate.

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                        Mills, 28 Nov 2023So basically Double Tap but better. Nice job Samsung. You c... moreI tried universal gestures over the weekend. I use google pay, I have the screen lock set and universal gestures worked fine for me.

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                          • Kxf
                          • 28 Nov 2023

                          See?
                          Samsung invents useful feature.
                          Sony (xperia) invents useless feature.

                            So basically Double Tap but better. Nice job Samsung. You can make a fist OR pinch.

                            "However, there's a catch. Essentially, you can't use Universal Gestures and have Google Wallet active on your Galaxy Watch. The gestures can be activated only if you don't have a screen lock set up, whereas using Google Pay requires a screen lock for obvious security reasons." Heres the catch if anyone's lazy to read the actual thing.

                              But these universal gestures work with passcode enabled.

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                                Anton el papy, 28 Nov 2023it took a long time lolThese features works in my watch 4 classic too...

                                  it took a long time lol

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