The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 has been the sole watch running Wear OS 3 since its release, but that has changed with the arrival of the Montblanc Summit 3 . This is the first Wear OS 3 wristwatch that isn’t the Galaxy Watch 4 that is powered by Google. Despite the fact that the Galaxy Watch 4 has been on sale for almost a year.
That Samsung has held Wear OS 3 exclusivity for this long is an intriguing and somewhat strange thought. in light of the fact that One UI Watch 4 (soon to be One UI Watch 4.5) is the top layer on Wear OS 3 at the time. Now that the Montblanc Summit 3 is available, here is your first glimpse at Wear OS 3 on a watch that isn’t a Samsung.
The Montblanc Summit 3 exhibits the OS 3 experience rather than stock wear. The official Montblanc YouTube channel showcases a large portion of the reveal of this more basic experience. It just released ten separate how-to videos on configuring the watch and using/accessing its many features.
Advertisement from using the blood oxygen, stress, and sleep monitoring apps to navigating the watch’s user interface. The first video that Montblanc ever released is, perhaps, the most revealing. This demonstrates how to use it to people.
You can quickly see some of the variations between Wear OS 3 on the Summit 3 and Wear OS 3 on the Galaxy Watch 4. To access tiles, for instance, swipe left and right. Additionally, alerts were shifted. Instead, to access them, swipe up. On the Galaxy Watch 4, however, swiping up opens the app drawer just like it does on Android smartphones.
However, there are still some parallels. On the home screen, long pressing still displays the wallpaper style menu. Overall, this is presumably how other Wear OS 3 watches will appear when they are released in terms of software. or after an upgrade to an existing watch.
Advertisement The Montblanc Summit 3 is an option if you don’t want to wait too long. if you’re willing to spend $1,290 of your own money to get it. It’s also important to remember that the watch hasn’t yet started shipping. However, you can protect your purchase.
