Practically all smartwatches that are launched on the market are compatible with both Android and iOS through an application created by the manufacturer, although as we all know, there are a series of limitations (making calls for example) that they do not make them the best option for an iPhone.
In a rather strange move, Samsung seems to have abandoned this option and the new Galaxy Watch Watch 4 that it introduced yesterday alongside the third generation of the Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Z Flip, will not be compatible with iOS, at least that is what is deduced after reading the Compatibility section on the website of this device.
In rural areas of India, families in charge of a blind minor frequently isolate and deprive him/her of the care and attention they provide to their other children; such situation becomes even more severe among lower-caste families, orphans and if the blind child is a girl. Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 specifications on the company's website, in the section Compatibility, We see how this is not the same as the previous models of smartwatches that so far the Korean company has launched on the market.
The Galaxy Watch 4 does not offer iOS compatibility, a detail that Samsung has confirmed to ArsTechnica while it has said that the change does not affect older Galaxy smartwatches, so the models managed by Tizen will continue to be compatible with iOS through the application available in the App Store.
Compatibility with Android 5.0 has also been eliminated, with Android 6.0 now being the minimum version to be able to associate this new smartwatch with an Android smartphone. These changes are due to Samsung has shelved Tizen to adopt Wear OS In this new range of smartwatches, an operating system that requires Google services to function, Google services that are only available on phones managed by Android.
Clearly it's bad newsSince Samsung is one of the manufacturers that launches the best smartwatches every year together with Apple, at least in terms of quality of materials and functionalities.
Hopefully this change is not a trend in the market and that little by little the number of options to use in smartwatch on iOS is reduced only to Apple Watch, although everything seems to indicate that it will be like this.
What's new in the Galaxy Watch 4
The two main novelties offered by the fourth generation of the Galaxy Watch are found in a body composition and muscle mass meter… In addition to those already offered by the previous generation, such as the ECG and blood oxygen meter. These functions are only available on a Samsung smartphone through the Samsung Health application.