Samsung updates the almost five-year-old Gear S2 to improve battery life – Engadget, Engadget

                                       

As for the contents of the update, SamMobile says it improves battery life and makes the watch more secure . There’s also at least one report that says it brings the Galaxy Watch Active 2 ‘s One UI interface over to the device. We don’t have a Gear S2 on hand to double-check this claim and there’s no mention of a UI refresh in the changelog, so if you own a Gear S2, it’s best not to get your hopes up too high before downloading the 6 . 79 MB file.

That said, Samsung does have a history of supporting its older Tizen smartwatches . In May, for instance, it updated the Galaxy Watch , Gear S3 and Gear Sport to bring a bunch of Galaxy Watch Active features to those older devices. In any case, new interface or not, we won’t complain about Samsung continuing to support one of its older products.