Samsung Galaxy Watch

Before the release of Samsung Galaxy Watch4, our smartwatches used Tizen operating system. With the introduction of Wear OS in Samsung Galaxy Watch4, we adopted foundational security capabilities of Android, and brought enterprise-grade security to the wearable technology market.

This shift marked a significant milestone in wearable device security, enabling businesses to confidently deploy Samsung Galaxy Watches as part of their mobile ecosystems.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch boasts the following key security features:

• Root of Trust: The smartwatch’s root of trust is anchored in Arm Trust Zone, providing a secure foundation for all operations.

• Trusted Boot: Trusted Boot ensures the device boots securely and that its firmware remains healthy, reducing the risk of malware or unauthorized changes.

• Kernel Protection: Security Enhanced (SE) Android and Samsung Defeat Exploit (DEFEX) work together to protect the kernel, preventing any malicious code from compromising the smartwatch.

• Application Sandboxing: Android application sandboxes isolate apps and prevent them from interfering with one another, like on any traditional Android device.

For enterprise IT admins, only smartwatches supporting Wear OS can be managed using Knox Manage. Device policies are applied to the watch through the paired mobile device, which receives updates from IT admin.

Samsung Galaxy Watch supports various device policies, including the following:

• Remote Wipe: Remotely wipe data and information from the watch, returning it to its factory state.

• Device Setting Lock: Lock the device into a specific setting profile, preventing changes to settings.

• Feature Restrictions: Restrict features like downloading new apps, granting permissions, or modifying default mobile device settings.

• Application Management: Manage which apps can be updated and installed on the watch.