{
  "id": 3507676,
  "title": "Samsung begins testing Wear OS 7-based One UI 9 Watch on Galaxy Watch 8",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/samsung-begins-testing-wear-os-7-based-one-ui-9-watch-on-galaxy-watch",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-26T11:55:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-one-ui-9-watch-beta-3703271/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Samsung has initiated the testing phase for its Wear OS 7-based One UI 9 Watch on the Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Classic in South Korea. The new features introduced include an updated user interface, improved watch face customization options, additional safety tools, and advanced tracking capabilities for aerobic load and sleep vitals through the Samsung Health app. The company is likely to expand the beta program to other markets like the United States and the United Kingdom in the near future, although this has not been officially confirmed.",
  "summary": "We expect the beta program to expand to more regions soon.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}