▲ Screenshot of Samsung’s official website

According to the report, by utilizing the Galaxy Watch’s BioActive sensor, the sleep apnea feature monitors blood oxygen levels during sleep and identifies moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea by analyzing how the detected blood oxygen values change into apnea / shallow slow breathing, and then estimates the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI). Users can determine if they are experiencing these symptoms by simply tracking their sleep twice in a 10-day period for more than four hours each time.

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Hon Pak, vice president of MX business and head of digital health team at Samsung Electronics, said, “Samsung remains committed to delivering advanced technology for Galaxy wearables to help more people better understand and control their health.” He also added, “With the new sleep apnea feature on the Galaxy Watch lineup, we’re providing users with a simple, proactive tool to recognize the condition early before it gets worse.”

It is learned that sleep apnea is considered a common but serious condition that causes people to stop breathing while they sleep, which can lead to interrupted oxygen supply, decreased sleep quality, and other health complications such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, or cognitive impairment. According to the National Sleep Foundation, about 25 percent of men and 10 percent of women in the U.S. suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, with three of them unable to recognize their symptoms or seek treatment.

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Why did Samsung suddenly decide to limit the functionality of its best smartwatch to an Android device? TechRadar interviewed Samsung Global Product Planning Director Junho Park (Junho Park) at the Samsung conference. He explained this as follows: “Our goal is: how to provide our customers with the best experience? We found that when Some of the major limitations that users encounter when pairing the Galaxy Watch with an iOS device are not caused by the watch itself or the core product. So we think there are still a lot of disconnects between the two systems, which is why we give up (on the Galaxy Watch One of the reasons for supporting iOS) — we couldn’t provide the same level of experience on Android and iOS.”

Park Jun-ho hinted that some of the limitations of the Samsung Galaxy Watch are not caused by “the watch itself.” It is noticed that not only iOS devices cannot use many functions of the Galaxy Watch, but some Android devices do not support them well. To make full use of the functions of the Galaxy Watch, users may really need a Samsung Galaxy phone.

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Cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder, is considered a red flag that may lead to stroke, heart failure and other cardiovascular complications. However, some people with atrial fibrillation have no symptoms and are unaware of their risk. As such, the Samsung Galaxy Watch offers tools to help users better understand their heart health through Samsung’s bioactive sensors, including on-demand ECG recording and arrhythmia alerts, which can detect abnormally high or low heart rates.

After the user activates the feature in the Samsung Health Monitor app, the feature will check for abnormal heart rhythms in the background via the Galaxy Watch’s bioactive sensor. If multiple abnormalities are detected in a row, the Galaxy Watch will warn users of possible atrial fibrillation and prompt them to use the watch to take a more accurate ECG measurement.

The irregular heartbeat notification feature will be available as part of the newly launched One UI 5 Watch, first available on Galaxy Watch devices released later this year, and later expanded to previous Watch 4 series and Watch 5 series devices. This function does not replace traditional medical diagnosis, nor is it suitable for users under the age of 22 or known arrhythmias other than AFib.

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Samsung writes in the description that “there is a projection display on the side of the watch that can display information in the area near that side.” In the official schematic provided, the time, heart rate, and other relevant information can be projected on the back of the hand.

The patent’s diagram also shows a set of lenses and LEDs arranged in two rows that can project images or content on the hand without distortion through the built-in projector on the Galaxy Watch. However, you may need to keep your wrist fully extended to display the image correctly.

The patent still requires Samsung to overcome a lot of technical difficulties if it wants to commercialize the device, and will you buy it if you think it is technically possible? Do you think this function is ribbed, or does it extend the use of the watch scene? Welcome to leave a message in the comment section.

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