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Samsung advert highlights Google Assistant help on the Galaxy Watch 4 forward of the official rollout

Posted on by Marc Barman

 

In February this 12 months, Samsung rolled out a significant software program replace for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Basic. In its official announcement submit for the replace, the corporate revealed that it could quickly roll out streaming help on the YouTube Music app for Put on OS smartwatches with a future replace. Moreover, the corporate confirmed that its smartwatches would additionally get Google Assistant support in the “coming months.” However the firm is but to launch Google Assistant help to the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Basic. Nonetheless, which may change quickly, on condition that we’ve now seen a number of teasers about Google Assistant help on the Galaxy Watch 4 collection over the previous few days.

Final week, Samsung rolled out a brand new software program replace for the Verizon variants of the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Basic. An preliminary model of the changelog for the replace shared by Verizon referenced Google Assistant support, and it even included screenshots showcasing how customers would have the ability to allow the “Hey, Google” hotword and different settings. This led us to consider that Samsung was lastly rolling out Assistant help to the smartwatches, however Verizon later eliminated all mentions of Google Assistant from the changelog, and Google mentioned that Assistant help was “not rolling out to Galaxy Watch 4, and we don’t have an replace on timing.”

Google Assistant settings screenshot from Verizon’s changelog

Now Samsung has revealed a brand new advert for the Galaxy Watch 4 by means of its Spain-based YouTube channel (through Reddit), and it showcases an individual utilizing Google Assistant voice instructions on the Galaxy Watch 4. This has, as soon as once more, sparked rumors that Google Assistant help for the Galaxy Watch 4 might roll out quickly.

Curiously, Samsung has revealed the identical advert in a number of different areas, suggesting that the corporate might roll out Google Assistant help globally. Nonetheless, as 9to5Google notes, a number of the different advertisements have an add date of March 10, so we’re unsure if Samsung has the replace prepared for rollout or not.

At the moment, we’ve no official affirmation from Samsung concerning the Google Assistant rollout. So we will’t say for positive should you’ll get the function within the coming days. We’re conserving our eyes peeled for the replace, and we’ll be sure to let you recognize as quickly because it begins rolling out. In the meantime, you possibly can take a look at Samsung’s advert by clicking on the YouTube video embedded above.

By way of: Reddit, 9to5Google