As the ages pass Samsung Smartwatch owners are gum to using Samsung’s own apps for things such as making mobile payments or tracking your health. There are some apps that are literary urge but moreover highly fall under Galaxy Store apps.
Samsung which co-developed Wear OS 3 with the latest update to Google’s smartwatch platform, announced it at Google I/O 2021. Google and Samsung’s efforts in the space, combine the best of both companies. As far as Galaxy Watch 4 and lately launched Galaxy Watch 5 is up to date will rely on the Google Play Store for apps. This means that you’ll be able to easily switch from Samsung default apps to Google apps. And in order to fully replace the default apps on the Galaxy Watch 5, there might be a few extra steps that you need to take.
How to switch from Bixby to Google Assistant
1. Open up with Galaxy Watch 5, and swipe up on the Home Screen to reveal your installed apps.
2. Scroll through the list of apps and tap the Play Store icon.
3. Tap the Search icon at the top of the page.
4. Search for Google Assistant and tap the search icon on the keyboard.
5. Select Google Assistant from the list of apps.
6. Tap the Update button.
In your spare time, the necessary update will be downloaded and installed directly on your Galaxy Watch 5. But just as you might expect, Samsung’s Bixby is still set as the default even after installing or updating Google Assistant.
1. From your Galaxy Watch 5, swipe down on the Home Screen to reveal the Control Panel.
2. Tap the Settings cog.
3. Scroll down and tap Advanced features.
4. Scroll down and tap Customize keys.
5. Under the Home key, tap Press and hold.
6. Scroll through the list of apps and tap Google Assistant.
7. Exit the Settings app.
Along with the update in Google Assistant set as the default app when you press and hold the Home key, you can ditch Bixby for better. while you trying to activate Assistant for the first time, you’ll be prompted to go through the setup process on your phone. Also, this is just a series of prompts confirming that you want to use Assistant’s various features, such as Voice Match and others.
How to switch from Samsung Keyboard to Gboard
1. From your Galaxy Watch 5, swipe up on the Home Screen to reveal your installed apps.
2. Scroll through the list of apps and tap the Play Store icon.
3. Tap the Search icon at the top of the page.
4. Enter Gboard and tap the search icon next to the spacebar.
5. Select Gboard from the list of apps.
6. Tap the Install button.
As you might expect, downloading and installing Gboard is only half of the battle, as you’ll still need to set it as the default keyboard for your Galaxy Watch 5.
1. From your Galaxy Watch 5, swipe down on the Home Screen to reveal the Control Panel.
2. Tap the Settings cog.
3. Scroll down and tap General.
4. Scroll down and tap Input.
5. Tap the Keyboard list and default.
6. Tap the Default keyboard.
7. Select Gboard from the list.
8. When prompted, tap the Checkmark button to confirm the changes.
How to switch from Samsung Pay to Google Wallet
While you are chasing Google apps that could republic in your device. In the sense of converting Google wallet from Samsung pay you need to follow some steps:
1. From your Galaxy Watch 5, swipe up on the Home Screen to reveal your installed apps.
2. Scroll through the list of apps and tap the Play Store icon.
3. Tap the Search icon at the top of the page.
4. Enter Google Wallet and tap the search icon next to the spacebar.
5. Select Google Wallet from the list of apps.
6. Tap the Install button.
Samsung Pay as the default payment method
Once Google Wallet is installed, you’ll then need to replace Samsung Pay as the default payment method on your Galaxy Watch 5.
1. From your Galaxy Watch 5, swipe up on the Home Screen to reveal your installed apps.
2. Scroll to the bottom and tap the Wallet icon.
3. Tap the checkmark.
4. Select Pattern or PIN for your “Lock type.”
5. Create a pattern or enter a PIN, when prompted.
6. Tap the + icon to add a new card.
7. Tap the checkmark to continue on your connected phone.
8. From your phone, tap the Continue button.
9. Select one of the cards in Google Wallet to add to your watch. You can also tap + New credit or debit card if you want to add and use a different card.
10. If selecting an existing card, enter the CVV code when prompted.
11. Tap the Continue button.
12. Accept the Issuer’s terms.
13. In order to verify your identity, you’ll need to either Sign in to the bank app or Call your bank. Select an option, then tap Continue.
14. Once the card and your identity have been verified, tap the Continue button.
Added a card to the Wallet app
Now that you have added a card to the Wallet app on your Galaxy Watch 5, there are only a few steps left to take. Because Samsung Pay is set as the default, it’s accessible by double-pressing the Home key. In order to use Google Wallet instead, you’ll need to manually customize the button shortcut.
1. From your Galaxy Watch 5, swipe down to reveal the Control Panel.
2. Tap the Settings cog.
3. Scroll down and tap Advanced features.
4. Scroll down and tap Customize keys.
5. Under the Home key, tap Double press.
6. Scroll through the list of apps and tap Google Wallet.
7. Exit the Settings app.
How to switch from Samsung Health to Google Fit
1. From your Galaxy Watch 5, swipe up on the Home Screen to reveal your installed apps.
2. Scroll through the list of apps and tap the Play Store icon.
3. Tap the Search icon at the top of the page.
4. Enter Google Fit and tap the search icon next to the spacebar.
5. Select Google Fit from the list of apps.
6. Tap the Install button.
Dissimilar to the other Google apps that we have just looked through, using Google Fit with the Galaxy Watch 5 doesn’t actually replace Samsung Health. The new Sleep Tracking is also there which is featured newly in the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro. Health and fitness tracking options housed under one app, Google Fit take a different approach.
Once you install the app on your Galaxy Watch 5 and open the app drawer, you’ll actually see that there are four different Fit apps available.
- Activity
- Workouts
- Breathe
- Heart rate
For each app, you need to accept the various permissions. As you finished the concern, can use Google Fit to keep track of your health functionality. And thanks to some of the new watch faces included with the Galaxy Watch 5, you can add things like Google Fit Activity as an app complication for quick and easy access.
Google’s apps are just as good as Samsung’s
While everything has some good and even bad faces, as also has limitations, like Google Fit relying on multiple apps instead of one for all. Finally, you can switch from Samsung’s default apps. Good to say one thing about Assistant in comparison to without needing to try and download a workaround. So, The Galaxy Watch 5 is strictly said as best Android smartwatch on the Market, while it offers several new offices.
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