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The One UI 8 Watch (Wear OS 6), which is Samsung’s latest version of One UI for Galaxy Watches, comes with a ton of visual and functional upgrades. Samsung Galaxy Watch models run One UI 8 Watch. Third-party watch faces reveal UI elements.
Though the watch face has some issues, a solution could be coming on January 12, 2026. Reports show that One UI 8 Watch has another major bug where watch faces aren’t transitioning well and they go from always-on display (AOD) mode to active mode.
The Galaxy Watch 8, Galaxy Watch 7, Galaxy Watch 6, Galaxy Watch 5 , Galaxy Watch 4 users, and other users of Galaxy Watch models have been lamenting on One UI 8 Watch face transitioning from AOD mode to active mode . It means that the watch gets stuck halfway when you wake it up. This causes the active mode to show UI elements from the always-on display mode(AOD).
This problem comes with third-party watch faces, and not the stock ones. Wear OS 6 introduced opacity fade for AOD transitions. This feature brings up the AOD mode of a watch face or takes it away with a fading animation. The rendering engine gets stuck and displays both layers simultaneously if the animation doesn’t end before the screen suspends to save power.
Developers can go into the watch face’s XML code and set the transition duration to zero (duration=”0″). Users can also sort this out by using stock watch faces. According to reports, Samsung can’t do anything about the problem now as it’s a Wear OS 6 issue, but it’s expected that Google and Samsung will do something about it soon.
Author:Obiajulum Ndubuisi
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The new version of Galaxy Store comes with a useful upgrade for Galaxy smartphones and tablets. It carries the version number 4.6.03.8 and brings a useful upgrade that improves the usability of the app.
A user revealed that after updating the Galaxy Store on their phone, the app started showing the search bar at the bottom of the screen, unlike in the previous version of the app, where it would show at the top.
Probably Samsung is preparing Galaxy Store for its upcoming software update. This is the only change that has been discovered for now, and this is one of the upgrades that Samsung’s apps for One UI 8.5 offer.
Galaxy Store will show you a full-screen alert about a new version that is available once you open the app. This will take effect as soon as the update is available for your Galaxy device . It will also give you two options: Update and Close app. Tap on the Update option to update Galaxy Store to the latest version.
Author:Obiajulum Ndubuisi
Obiajulum is a tech enthusiast passionate about writing. When she isn’t writing about gadgets, she will probably be playing badminton, watching a movie, or surfing the internet.
