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| Samsung ends support for older Galaxy Gear devices |
Samsung plans to end support for several Galaxy Gear wearables when the Galaxy S21 series debuts at an Unpacked event in early January.
There was a time when Samsung launched its wearable devices as Gear instead of Galaxy, including the first Galaxy Gear smartwatch and first fitness tracker, the Gear Fit.
Many Samsung smartwatches and fitness trackers cannot be used with the new Galaxy S21 series, according to a new report.
Other newer Samsung phones like Galaxy A32 and Galaxy A52 make these older devices incompatible.
The following mobile devices are not suitable for the Galaxy S21:
- Samsung Galaxy Gear.
- Samsung Galaxy Gear 2.
- Samsung Galaxy Gear Neo 2.
- Samsung Gear S.
- Samsung Gear Fit.
Samsung announced through a notice in the Samsung member app in Germany that the old Gear devices will not be compatible with phones that will be released in 2021.
According to the opinion, the current quality of service for Samsung Gear wearable devices cannot be guaranteed through app updates alone, and the old Samsung Gear wearable devices can no longer be used with the latest Samsung smartphones. Released next year.
Samsung announced that it will inform non-wearable users via notifications through the Galaxy Wearable app in the coming weeks.
According to the report, these devices will continue to be used with older Samsung smartphones, but you will not be able to use them on the Galaxy S21.
Samsung has offered extensive support for the Galaxy Gear devices in the past, but it looks like these devices are almost out of age.
As the report indicates, it is unclear what Samsung is planning for the Gear S2 and Gear S3 devices, which have been out for several years now.
If you own one of these older devices and use it with phones released in 2020 or earlier, you can do so in 2021 as well.
Samsung has a lot of smartwatches and fitness trackers in the market, which means there is no shortage of options.
The company recently launched the Galaxy Watch 3, which is a $ 599 titanium watch in the US.
After Samsung launched the Galaxy S21 series, we should know more about the accuracy of the report.