Galaxy Watch 9 activates Gemini by raising your wrist – no hotword needed

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The Galaxy Watch 9 is getting a raise-to-talk feature.

Raising the smartwatch two to four inches from your mouth will activate Gemini without the need for a hotword or button press.

Lowering your arm or interacting with the screen will cancel the prompt.

After all the leaks and rumors, Samsung’s summer Galaxy Unpacked event is finally here. As expected, the launch event saw the debut of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series , the Galaxy Z Flip 8 , the Galaxy Watch 9, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 . However, today’s show wasn’t just about introducing us to new hardware; Samsung also revealed a feature coming to the Galaxy Watch 9.

During Galaxy Unpacked, Samsung announced that the Galaxy Watch 9 would have Gemini raise-to-talk. Until now, raise-to-talk was only available on Pixel Watch 4 devices running Wear OS 6 or later. Now this function is expanding to Samsung’s latest smartwatch. Android Authority first spotted Samsung working on this feature back in March.