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- The OnePlus Watch is getting some much-needed improvements and bug fixes.
- The company has also promised to introduce the always-on display and other features in the future.
The OnePlus Watch didn’t get off to a great start. The ratings of the wearable were largely unfavorable due to inaccurate activity tracking, missing marquee functions at start, GPS dropouts and more. It seems that OnePlus took note of many of these issues in the latest update that is now being rolled out to the device.
This is the first wireless OnePlus Watch update with firmware number B.40. It will initially be rolled out to devices in the US and Canada, followed by other countries in the coming days.
The changelog of the latest OnePlus Watch update shows that the company has made improvements to things like GPS, fitness tracking, notifications, and more. It even crushes some known bugs. However, you may not be very happy with it as some features that were previously missing are still unavailable.
OnePlus says it will bring out the always-on display feature, remote camera control, all 110 training modes, and other attributes in a future update. There’s no word on when this update will be released, but reports suggest it could be released in mid-May.
In the meantime, you can check out the full changelog for the latest update and features promised for the future below.
OnePlus Watch B.40 Update Changelog
- Improved GPS performance
- Improved accuracy of activity tracking (walking and running)
- Optimized algorithm for monitoring the heart rate
- Enabled notification app icons for the most frequently used apps
- Improved raise-to-wake function
- Optimized notification synchronization algorithm
- Several known bugs have been fixed
- Improved system stability
OnePlus Check out the features to come
- Always-on display function
- Remote control of the camera of Android smartphones (Android phones with Android 6.0 Marshmallow and higher) from OnePlus Watch
- 12 hour time format
- Four languages: German, Italian, Spanish and Polish
- All 110+ training modes
- AI dial