The Galaxy Watch 4 was Samsung's first Wear OS smartwatch. The new operating system allowed the company to bring a good collection of third-party apps and services. Samsung promised four years of software support for the Galaxy Watch 4 series, leading users to believe it would receive the upcoming One UI 8 Watch update.

Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic in August 2021 with Wear OS 3 (One UI Watch 3). Since then, the company has consistently released major updates each year. However, with the announcement of the One UI 8 Watch Beta Program, Samsung isn't being upfront regarding the Galaxy Watch 4's One UI 8 Watch compatibility.

In an official press release, Samsung said the One UI 8 Watch beta will only be available for the Galaxy Watch 5 series and newer models. There was no mention of the Galaxy Watch 4. We reached out to Samsung for clarification, but as of now, the company has not provided a response.

Samsung committed to delivering four years of major software updates for the Galaxy Watch 4. Here is the list of updates that the smartwatch received so far:

Wear OS 3.5 (One UI Watch 4.5) – July 2022

Wear OS 4 (One UI Watch 5) – August 2023