So the new "tongue type" watch band connector...

Hghlndr

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Can someone shed some light on the watch band connectors to the Galaxy 8 watch?
It's definitely a different style, and am wondering will the old style watch bands still connect?
Thanks!
Peace
 
Old style will be incompatible.

You'll love the ease of swapping bands though. The connectors and release tab system (on the bottom of the watch case) are basically the same as on the GW7 Ultra.
 
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Old style will be incompatible.

You'll love the ease of swapping bands though. The connectors and release tab system (on the bottom of the watch case) are basically the same as on the GW7 Ultra.
Thanks, man!
Have W A Y too many old style bands... sooo
Peace
 
They are selling watchband adapters on Amazon for around $10
Thanks for this!
Thought the Watch 7 was a 20m band, though am off to measure!
Couldn't open your link as it was from Canada, though you inspired me to look on Amazon...
Appreciate you! Peace
 
So wait a minute when I ordered my watch Samsung told me my bands that came with my 40mm 7 watch would work. I have the regular Sports band and like three fabric bands and they're the kind that go on easy one click i read it's called not like the old style hard pin. I thought they were different am I wrong? Are they not going to work with the new watch? I just read this article that said they're not now. And I specifically asked when I was doing the chat I don't want to have to buy some adapter. I have three or four bands I love I would have never bought the 8 and he told me on the chat they would work.
 
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Instead of the button to release the band being on the band, there's now a release button on the bottom of the watch case itself.

These adapters

Will stay mounted to your GW8 and then you can use any pin style band be it Samsung or equivalent size mm.
 
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Instead of the button to release the band being on the band, there's now a release button on the bottom of the watch case itself.

These adapters

Will stay mounted to your GW8 and then you can use any pin style band be it Samsung or equivalent size mm.
My bands are 20mm I believe but I don't really want to fool with adapters. My husband said try to sell them all on Market place to at least buy 1 or 2 more will see. I did a search on Amazon for bands for the 8 and several came up but they probably aren't the right type.
 
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Instead of the button to release the band being on the band, there's now a release button on the bottom of the watch case itself.

These adapters

Will stay mounted to your GW8 and then you can use any pin style band be it Samsung or equivalent size mm.
Hey man, thanks for the link!
Still am confused, as the double speak doesn't plainly state that it will connect a 20 mm band, which is the width of all the bands that connected to the classic watches (40/44 sizes) Samsung made.
I get Samsung's new style band connects 22mm bands.
Hmmm
 

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