One UI 8 Update is a Downgrade

[userfKLMJOB9Td]

After turning off auto updates, and continually dismissing the One UI updates notification to my phone, when I charged my watch this morning it decided to update itself for me. I am extremely disappointed in this update. Samsung continues to find ways to take the character out of their products, replacing any intentional design choices with confusing bulky padding and waste. The beauty of the Galaxy watch is in the circle display, with a rotating bezel. This update, Samsung has decided to use oval shaped cards on a round screen. Taking fitness tracking bars that used to hug the rounded edges, with large information covering the screen and hiding it all into a small tile for seemingly no reason. 

I am sure I am not the only one who feels this way, I have been looking for ways to roll back this software update but have not found a way yet. Does anyone know how to roll back this update?

[Oxford]

Unfortunately, you can't roll it back.

[GemGlows]

Wish you could too. I definitely wish i didnt "upgrade"

[Mo-Mc]

I want to go back to the previous edition as well. This update is very disappointing.

[nullandvoid]

You only get a limited number of times to dismiss the update notification.  After that updates will install themselves.  The notification even tells you at what date and time the update will occur if you don't opt to download and install immediately or schedule it at a time convenient for you (never is not an option).  Updates are mandatory and you cannot just ignore and not install them, and you cannot roll them back.

[chrisc1492]

With what we pay for these devices we should get the right to say no I don't like and or want that. I tried connecting my frontier 3 watch to my s25ultra and got told they don't do anything for watches below 5 now so it won't let me connect it pretty much forcing me to buy a new watch. I love my frontier 3. It's bold, rugged... A manly watch and they don't have anything close to it in the new watches. Can't find one id like as much as it. So I'm stuck. Keep using the watch as just a watch now or fold n forced to buy something I don't like...

[nullandvoid]

The frontier 3 uses the Tizen OS. All support for Tizen has ended. The watch is only usable as a watch. The watch 4 is still supported. So it's anything below a 4 isn't supported. Yes, you will have to buy a new watch if you want to use the features.

You don't have the right to refuse updates, not only are they mandatory, you agreed to the EULA and TOS when you activated your phone and clicked "ok" or "agree". You own the hardware, the software belongs to Samsung and Google.

[cricketprisonforJosu]

Try cricket tech support

[GemGlows]

Definitely agree! This "upgrade" is awful and has caused nothing but problems with my other apps!

[nullandvoid]

If it caused a problem with your other apps, those apps were likely not updated to be compatible.  Also, after an update, you must perform basic maintenance like clearing the cache partition to remove any leftover temporary files that can impact performance.  https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Tips-Tricks/Best-Practices-After-an-Update/ba-p/3200871