Samsung Ends Tizen Smart Watch Support, Embraces Google WearOS

TapTechNews June 1st news, the source Seaweed_Maximum revealed today that Samsung is ending the support for the Galaxy smart watch platform Tizen system (TapTechNews note: TV/fridge and other devices are still officially supported by the mainstream). This marks that since the 2013 Samsung GalaxyGear V700 (came with Android and could be flashed with Tizen later) era, Tizen watch system of the Samsung company has been 'on the wane'. Now the company has fully embraced the Google WearOS ecosystem in the related field.

It is learned that Samsung plans to stop selling paid content in the Tizen watch store from September 30, 2024, close the store purchase service on May 31, 2025, and officially shut down the related store on May 31, 2025. Users will not be able to download the purchased applications at that time.

In addition, the source also revealed that Samsung will stop the core services of Tizen watches in May 2025, and in the future users may not be able to connect such old devices with their new phones.

The last Tizen smart watch GalaxyWatch3 of Samsung was released in 2020. This machine is equipped with a SuperAMOLED screen with a resolution of 360x360 and is equipped with the Exynos 9110 processor. The starting price in China is 2999 yuan.