New weather tags not compatible with Watch 4 (SDK 33)

Hello :slight_smile:

I was looking forward to use the new weather tags in 1.7.9 beta, but it looks like they are not compatible with my Watch 4 Classic (and 5 and 6 according to another post).
Can this be fixed via an update (SDK33 → 34) and if yes, is Samsung likely to do it?

I think it’s confirmed that watches 4, 5, and 6 will be updated to WearOS 5 at some point and that’ll also update the version of the SDK

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Thanks for letting me know, let’s hope it doesn’t take them too long

@SnakeR, where could we find this kind of information? It would be nice to be able to confirm this information since it significantly changes our testing requirements for watch faces.

Wear OS 5: New features, eligible watches, and more | Android Central - this site lists the 3 Samsung watches I listed as confirmed to receive the update(would probably require finding the source for that, just to make sure)

Samsung Sets the New Standard With Four Generations of OS Upgrades To Ensure the Most Up-to-Date and More Secure Galaxy Experience – Samsung Global Newsroom - Samsung says that the watch 4 and upcoming(so newer galaxy watches) get 4 years of OneUI updates, since the watch 4 released in August of 2021, it still has 1 year of support left to go and therefore most definitely will receive the Wear OS 5 update, as watch 5 and 6 are newer, they have even more years of support ahead of them and so it’s only logical they also receive the update

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