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  1. Here’s everything Apple announced at its September 9 event

    The iPhone Duo stole the spotlight, but Apple announced plenty before getting to its first foldable.

    gadgetbond.com/apple-september

  2. Here’s everything Apple announced at its September 9 event

    The iPhone Duo stole the spotlight, but Apple announced plenty before getting to its first foldable.

    gadgetbond.com/apple-september

  3. "Health data is increasingly an important part of law enforcement or government investigations. Wearable data has been critical in a number of cases, where information about heart rate and steps was used to determine the whereabouts of individuals. And the surveillance company Penlink calls fitness trackers and wearables an “overlooked source” for law enforcement since they tend to show movement patterns and changes in heart rates. Law enforcement can try to get access to this data through subpoenas or warrants.

    There are many potential privacy issues with these sorts of devices, including whether the companies who make them share or sell information to third-parties. But here we are choosing to focus on two facets we’re concerned with around health data itself: 1) whether the company shares information with law enforcement and governments and 2) if they offer end-to-end encryption, which means the company itself can’t access that health data to begin with."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/most

    #SmartObjects #SmartWatches #SmartRings #IoT #Surveillance #Privacy #CyberSecurity #Encryption

  4. Samsung releases One UI 8 Watch for Korean Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024)!

    Samsung has corrected the delay issues for the Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024) users by releasing the corrected version of the One UI 8 Watch software that brings many improvements. Now, all Korean users will be able to enjoy the One UI 8 Watch update along with its new features and new design language that One UI 8 uses.

    The following firmware information is available:

    To install the update on your Galaxy Watch Ultra, we recommend that you do it directly from the watch while being disconnected from your phone (Bluetooth off) if possible, because errors could occur during the copying process. Follow these steps:

    1. Open the watch settings
    2. Navigate to Software update
    3. Press Download and install
    4. You should see “One UI 8 Watch”
    5. Press Download, and let it download from your Wi-Fi network
    6. After download is complete, press Install.

    Make sure that your watch is fully charged before you attempt to do the update. Never interrupt the update process in any way, or problems could manifest later. The update process may take 20 minutes, and the watch may be “stuck” on the Samsung logo after the first reboot, which indicates that it’s loading the update.

    #Android #GalaxyWatchUltra #news #oneUi #Samsung #SamsungGalaxyWatchUltra #smartwatch #Smartwatches #Tech #Technology #update #WatchUltra

  5. One UI 8 Watch Beta for Galaxy Watch7 and Watch Ultra clarification

    Since the Beta program for the newest Galaxy watches released last year was released for users to get an early access to the One UI 8 Watch system, it was only made available for the USA and for Korean users. In the USA, Samsung offered to open the Beta program for the Galaxy Watch Ultra users.

    Despite the availability, many Galaxy Watch7 and Watch Ultra users were unable to download the latest beta software for their watches, especially when they didn’t connect the watch to an active T-Mobile network plan. Samsung was made aware of this issue through the official beta program feedback by users reporting this issue. If you are on the Bluetooth version of Galaxy Watch7, you don’t need to read further.

    As a result, a new thread was created that clarified the reasons as to why the Galaxy Watch Ultra users were unable to download the beta version of One UI 8 Watch, despite having already joined the program.

    The conditions for being able to receive the first beta update have been clarified. When your Galaxy Watch Ultra is not connected to any T-Mobile network, you won’t be able to receive any software update.

    You can confirm that your smartwatch has been connected to an active T-Mobile network plan by going to your watch settings. Watches that are connected to such network plan must look like this:

    Once you confirm that your watch is connected to an active T-Mobile network plan, you can start downloading the update.

    #Android #GalaxyWatchUltra #news #oneUi #OneUI8Watch #OneUI8WatchBeta #Samsung #SamsungGalaxyWatchUltra #smartwatch #Smartwatches #Tech #Technology #update #WatchUltra

  6. Something bugging me of late - small consumer electronics, like #phones, #smartwatches, or #smartrings. Why is a 1 year #warranty acceptable. The only message that sends is that the $500-$2000 price tag is an annual expense and screw the sustainability. When a company like Garmin (not to pick on them especially) says "built to last" on their About Us, but stands by a product for a year I call bullshit. We should demand better, and have laws that require better.