TL;DR
- New leaks from Evan Blass preview features of Wear OS 3.5 and One UI Watch 4.5, including new watch faces.
- Highlights of the leak include a new QWERTY keyboard and seamless voice input, plus other accessibility customization options.
- The leak also reveals dual SIM functionality.
With little comment, trusted leaker Evan Blass dropped a number of images on Twitter, previewing what users can expect to find in Wear OS 3.5 and One UI Watch 4.5. New watch faces and tweaks to accessibility features are among the features pictured†
Users now have the option to adjust the audio broadcast by their smartwatch in terms of left/right balance. Similarly, interaction and dexterity can also be adjusted in terms of tap duration and accessibility shortcut by double pressing. Finally, there are new visibility improvements such as color correction and the ability to use one of four color filters.
In true “Apple Watch keeping” fashion, the leak also illustrates that a QWERTY keyboard is on the way to more Wear OS wrists. Voice input is also being worked on. An image shows that a simple double press of the device’s action button activates the feature on any screen. These two upgrades should streamline user usage and make messaging much faster. In a similar vein, a final batch of images also shows dual-SIM functionality. This allows users to choose which SIM to use from their wrist for calls and messages.
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It is likely that these and other updates will arrive on the Galaxy Watch 5 which is expected to arrive later this summer. Meanwhile, many other smartwatches that are eligible for Wear OS 3 are waiting on deck.