- Samsung -ure will “soon” get detection of early heart failure
- The feature already has regulatory approval in South Korea
- Meanwhile it doesn’t appear that Galaxy Watch Sleep scores are working properly
Wearables will be better at detecting various health conditions through improvements in sensor technology and AI, and Samsung has announced that its Galaxy Watch will soon be able to see certain early signs of heart failure.
According to a new blog post, Samsung’s Wearables “soon” will be able to warn users of signs of systolic dysfunction or LVSD. This is where the heart muscles are weakened, which affects blood pumping ability, and it is believed to be responsible for about half of heart failure around the world.
After already receiving regulatory approval in South Korea, the next step will be approval in other parts of the world. The feature could be on the way pretty soon, although Samsung has not specified which of its Galaxy Watch models may get it.
The same blog post also outlines non-invasive brain scanning technology that Samsung is working on, which would allow EEG (Electroencephalogram) style scans to look for problems such as drowsiness, for example. This innovation works further away, though it could eventually act as an addition to Samsung Galaxy knobs.
Did you sleep more securely?
Meanwhile, back with Samsung’s existing Galaxy Watch apps and features, something weird seems to be done with Sleep Score Reports: As noted by Android Authority, many users see changes in the numbers they come in the morning.
Galaxy watches are able to produce a personal sleep result after each period of gossip, what factors in multiple variables – including how long you slept for and how deep your sleep was – to produce a number up to 100 (which would match the perfect sleep session without the need for improvement).
This Reddit wire contains several examples of users who have started beating 99 or 100 almost every day. Either something has changed in the algorithms, Samsung user, or Galaxy Watch owners sleep much, much better. When Bugs goes, it’s not the most serious, but it interferes with people’s ability to keep track of their sleep hygiene.
Samsung has not yet commented on the problem, and it is possible that these scores will return to normal as suddenly as they have gone wrong. In the meantime, if you see similar numbers in your own Samsung Health app, you need to know that you are not the only one.
