Earlier this year, Samsung ushered in the era of mobile AI with the launch of the Galaxy S24 series and is committed to introducing Galaxy AI1 on a wider range of devices. True to that promise, Samsung is now bringing Galaxy AI to the Galaxy Watch, enhancing its popular health features. By combining powerful on-device AI with the extensive Samsung Health app, Samsung is about to build some of the most personalized and secure health experiences ever.
Advanced intelligence for more holistic insights and motivation
Samsung is on a mission to deliver an advanced health and wellness experience, starting with using meaningful and actionable insights to help you better understand your health patterns. Now, by combining Galaxy AI with Samsung Health, new health features will provide you with more comprehensive health information along with motivational encouragement to help you improve your daily health.
with Energy result2you can get a better understanding of your daily state through a combined analysis of personal health metrics, including average sleep time, sleep time consistency, bedtime/wake time consistency, sleep time, previous day’s activity, heart sleep frequency and heart rate variability3 to help you get through your day. plus, Wellness tips4 helps you reach your personal health goals by offering insights, motivational tips and guidance based on the specific goal you want to achieve.
Greater precision and accuracy
Accurate and comprehensive health metrics are at the heart of the best smart health experiences. Improved health algorithms and advanced tracking tools will provide more holistic, personalized and actionable insights when combined with AI. Because good health starts with a good night’s rest, Samsung improves ours AI sleep algorithm to provide additional in-depth sleep information. Newly added sleep indicators for Insights into sleep we offer you a more detailed and accurate analysis of your sleep quality so you can better understand your sleep patterns and build better habits. These added metrics include sleep movement, sleep latency, heart rate and respiratory rate during sleep in addition to previously supported metrics such as snoring hours, blood oxygen level and sleep cycle.
All-new fitness features offer intelligent and seamless measurements of physical capacity for more personalized training traditionally provided by high-end equipment. In addition to the five running intensity levels of the custom health zone, new details Aerobic Threshold (AT) / Anaerobic Threshold (AnT) Heart Rate Zone5 metrics support efficient operation while quickly analyzing performance. Also, cyclists can easily calculate Functional Threshold Power (FTP) metrics in just 10 minutes6 and train like a pro using a personalized power index based on AI data analysis to maximize performance. Fitness trackers also help you track your workouts and progress more conveniently. With the new Routine workout, combine different exercises for a personalized workout and seamlessly transition to the next exercise without stopping. Stay motivated and track your progress when using running or cycling Competition7which compares the current and past performance of the same routes.
“By expanding the power of Galaxy AI into our ecosystem, we aim to open up all new possibilities with optimized and connected experiences that offer consumers greater personalization and intelligence,” said Juno Park, vice president and head of the product planning team of Galaxy Ecosystem, MX Business at Samsung Electronics. “Bringing Galaxy AI to the Galaxy Watch is just the beginning of that process, and we’re excited to showcase even more integrations across our Galaxy portfolio very soon.”
These new features will be available in the next Galaxy Watch range through One UI 6 Watch, available later this year. A limited number of Galaxy Watch users will have early access to the beta program8 starts in June. This is just a small part of what we have in store for our users, and we can’t wait to show the full power of Galaxy AI when integrated with the advanced hardware upgrades coming to the new Galaxy Watch series. Expect more.
1 Signing in to a Samsung account may be required for certain Samsung AI features. Samsung makes no promises, guarantees or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the output provided by the AI functions. Availability of Galaxy AI features may vary by device model. Galaxy AI features will be available for free until the end of 2025 on supported Samsung Galaxy devices. Different terms may apply to AI features provided by third parties.
2 Intended for general health and fitness purposes only. Available on Android phones (OS Android 10 or later) and requires the Samsung Health app (v6.27 or later). Samsung account login required. To check the energy rating, the health data tracked by the Galaxy Watch (Galaxy Watch4 or later released Galaxy Watch series) must be synced with the Samsung Health app. At least activity and sleep data from the previous day, as well as heart rate data during sleep, are required.
3 It is not intended to replace traditional methods of diagnosis or treatment.
4 Available on Android phones (OS Android 10 or later) and requires the Samsung Health app (v6.27 or later). Samsung account login required. It is not intended for use in the detection, diagnosis, or treatment of any medical condition. The result is for your personal reference only. Please consult a medical professional for advice.
5 Heart rate zone customization is enabled when selecting an outdoor activity. Consecutive running for more than 10 minutes at a speed of 4 km/h or faster is required.
6 To measure custom FTP, the Galaxy smartphone must be connected to an electricity meter. To calculate a more accurate FTP, it is necessary to connect the Galaxy Watch to a smartphone. FTP is automatically calculated when cycling at a moderate to high intensity level for more than 4 minutes with the cycling power meter attached to your bike. Using machine learning, the more users drive repeatedly, the more accurate and personalized FTP values will be calculated. Cycling power meter sold separately. The duration of a traditional FTP analysis on professional equipment is on average up to 1 hour.
7 The race is only available for outdoor running and outdoor cycling. For comparative measurements, it is required to travel along the same path as the previously generated path. Users can compare by selecting one of the records from a time frame up to 14 days ago. Comparing records during the race is only available when you start from the same place as the starting point of the previous record. It will automatically convert to motion mode if the starting points are different.
8 A UI 6 Watch beta program will be available to Galaxy Watch4, Galaxy Watch4 Classic, Galaxy Watch5, Galaxy Watch5 Pro, Galaxy Watch6 and Galaxy Watch6 Classic users in the United States and Korea through the Samsung Members app.
