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Samsung Ends Tizen for Smartwatches, Switches to Wear OS

9/1/2025

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Samsung is discontinuing Tizen OS for smartwatches, shifting to Wear OS.
Tizen continues to perform well on smart TVs, holding a 21% market share in 2018 with 200 million users.
The transition started in May 2024, with Tizen smartwatch support concluding on September 30, 2025.
Users will experience app restrictions after the transition, affecting device functionality.

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Story summary

Samsung is discontinuing Tizen OS for smartwatches, shifting to Wear OS.
Tizen continues to perform well on smart TVs, holding a 21% market share in 2018 with 200 million users.
The transition started in May 2024, with Tizen smartwatch support concluding on September 30, 2025.
Users will experience app restrictions after the transition, affecting device functionality.