Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic do not support iOS

(Pocket-lint) - Samsung revealed the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic smartwatches during its August Galaxy Unpacked event, alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 3, Z Flip 3 and Buds 2, but determination was a tiny item not revealed astir the smartwatches connected stage. 

The latest Samsung smartwatches volition not beryllium compatible with iOS, with the South Korean institution ditching enactment for Apple's iPhone this clip round, for present astatine least.

Both smartwatches tally connected the caller Wear OS 3 platform, which has been designed by Google and Samsung, but contempt some older Wear OS builds and Tizen OS - the level that Samsung smartwatches antecedently ran connected - supporting Android and iOS devices, the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic volition not.

It is not presently wide if different Wear OS 3 smartwatches volition beryllium compatible with the iPhone arsenic and erstwhile they are revealed but for now, the latest devices volition not be. Samsung did archer ArsTechnica (via Apple Insider) - who discovered the incompatibility - that older Galaxy Watches would proceed to connection iOS support.

It's not conscionable iOS that misses retired connected enactment either though. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic are besides lone compatible with Android devices moving Android 6.0 oregon supra too. 

For those that person a compatible smartphone, you tin work each astir Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic successful our examination feature. You tin besides read our archetypal review if you privation to spot our archetypal impressions connected the latest smartwatches. If you're an iPhone user, past we conjecture you amended head to our Apple Watch feature for now.

Writing by Britta O'Boyle. Originally published connected 12 August 2021.