How To Update Galaxy Watch 5 Software
It’s always a good idea to get the latest version of your Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 software as these updates usually have several optimizations, bug fixes as well as new features. You should always make it a point to check for a new software update available and download it
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 is the latest wearable device available in the market that offers a lot of health and fitness features. It runs on Google’s Wear OS allowing users to easily customize it with apps downloaded from the Play Store.
Technical Specifications:
- Display: 1.19″ Sapphire Crystal Glass AMOLED 396 x 396px (40mm) or 1.36″ Sapphire Crystal Glass AMOED 450 x 450px (44mm)
- CPU: Samsung Exynos W920
- RAM: 1.5GB
- Storage: 16GB
- Battery: 284mAh (40mm) or 410 mAh (44mm)
- Connectivity: NFC, GPS, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi (2.4Gz & 5Ghz), LTE (optional)
- Durability: IP68, Waterproof to 50m (5ATM), MIL-STD-810H
- Software: One UI Watch 4.5 atop Wear 3.5
- Health sensors: Optical Heart Rate, Electrical Heart Sensor (ECG), Bioelectrical Impedance (BIA), Continuous SpO, Skin Temperature Sensor
- Mobile payments: Samsung Pay, Google Wallet
How to manually get the Samsung Watch software update

As we mentioned earlier, it’s important to make sure that your Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 is running on the latest software update as it will help it perform better.
Some of the advantages of getting the latest watch software update are as follows:
- Software update resolves certain bugs you might be experiencing.
- New update will most likely come with several additional features.
- Software updates improves the security patch level of your watch.
- The update will usually improve your Galaxy Watch 5 battery life.
Getting the latest watch software update s an easy process. You just need to make sure to be mindful of two things.
Make sure that the Galaxy Watch has at least 30% charge.
Make sure that the smartphone or your watch is connected to a Wi-Fi network.
Updating Galaxy Watch 5 software version using Android phones
- Make sure the watch has at least a 30% charge.
- On the connected phone, navigate to and open the Galaxy Wearable app.
- Tap Watch settings
- Tap Watch software update.
- If your watch displays a Home tab, swipe to and tap Watch software update or Band software update.
- Tap Download and install.
Updating Galaxy Watch 5 software version using iPhone
- Make sure the watch has at least a 30% charge.
- On the connected phone, open the Galaxy Watch app. The Galaxy Watch app is available for iOS devices through the App Store.
- Tap the Home tab, and then swipe to and tap About watch.
- If an update is available, tap Install. If “Latest version installed” appears, then the watch is up to date.
Troubleshooting Galaxy Watch 5 update issues
Sometimes getting the latest update on your Galaxy Watch 5 will fail. Here’s what you need to do when this happens.
Solution 1: Restart the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5
Sometimes a software glitch will cause the Galaxy Watch 5 update to fail. To fix this you should try to do a restart. When you restart your watch, it refreshes its operating system and removes any corrupted temporary data that could be causing the problem.
Restart
- Press and hold the Power button and Back button for approximately 7 seconds or until the watch power cycles.
- Your Samsung watch should start rebooting.
- Once the Reboot is complete, your Samsung watch should start up as normal.
After the watch restarts you should check if you can update its software.
Solution 2: Factory reset the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5
If the above troubleshooting steps fails to fix the problem, then you should consider doing a factory reset on your Galaxy Watch. This will fix any firmware related issues that could be causing the problem.
Factory reset
- Back up data on the internal memory.
- Turn the Galaxy Watch off.
- Press and hold the Power key until REBOOTING displays at the bottom of the screen.
- Press the Power key three times quickly until the Select REBOOT MODE screen displays.
- Press the Power key several times to highlight ‘ Recovery’.
- Press and hold the Home key for three seconds to select, until the Galaxy Watch begins rebooting.