Samsung gets FDA approval for sleep apnea feature on Galaxy Watch

09 February 2024
The feature will be rolling out in the US later this year.

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  • Binay
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  • 12 Feb 2024

Nice watch

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    • Anonymous
    • IbI
    • 12 Feb 2024

    Solun1, 10 Feb 2024Great feature, altough everyone with sleep apnea already kn... moreI can actually say that everyone I know who was diagnosed with it needed to be talked into getting a sleep study done by a doctor. Obviously a full sleep study should still be done, but this will help patients with the data needed to advocate for themselves.

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      • Anonymous
      • IbI
      • 12 Feb 2024

      Anonymous, 11 Feb 2024What are you talking about? Samsung smartphone sales are in... moreNo clue what you're talking about. Pixel doesn't have this feature either.

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        • yalim
        • mu4
        • 11 Feb 2024

        i have watch5 and it detected below 85% blood oxygen level in 5-6 consecutive nights. i asked a doctor and he said, don't trust smartwatch readings.

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          • Anonymous
          • 05e
          • 11 Feb 2024

          Anonymous, 11 Feb 2024What are you talking about? Samsung smartphone sales are in... moreI see China is busy projecting this week...Too many of your industrial spies getting caught at the moment?

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            • Anonymous
            • pTt
            • 11 Feb 2024

            Anonymous, 09 Feb 2024I am not surprised to see the usual disinformation accounts... moreWhat are you talking about? Samsung smartphone sales are in the toilet and for a reason.

            Samsung doesn't allow you to block internet access for the apps, though it's an Android feature. They're the worst in the privacy department. I've bought S21 and watch6. Watch6 is completely useless and overpriced, also huge privacy issues. S21 is OK, and the update policy is great but because of unacceptable privacy policies, my next phone will probably be a Google Pixel.

              When I got my Samsung 3 Frontier in 2018, I started wearing it to bed, just to see how my sleep was. I noticed from time to time, that my heart rate would bounce into the 90 beats per minute range in the middle of the night. Next routine doctor visit, I showed this to my doctor who suggested a sleep study. I've been on a CPAP ever since. Sleep like a baby now, heart rate doesn't jump.

                Great feature, altough everyone with sleep apnea already knows they have it 😅

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                  • AnonD-1131805
                  • CbK
                  • 10 Feb 2024

                  Anything that can’t do 10 hour maiden hotspot internet sharing in the age free internet on AI is bad for your health. Not to mention fashion sense.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 0cB
                    • 10 Feb 2024

                    Rawr, 10 Feb 2024But the batteries on these don't last long so the most... moreWhile you are right you can disable everything you don't need. Battery life will improve.

                      alexfoto, 10 Feb 2024Since in a smartwatch the oxygen measurement works during s... moreMetrics are going to be inaccurate. Samsung has been bad at it for years.
                      No improvement.

                      You also need to wear it tight while you sleep and that makes it very uncomfortable.

                        Since in a smartwatch the oxygen measurement works during sleep, one can understand that a low oxygen reading during sleep means apnea. The only difference is that so far they don't have it as a separate tab called "apnea metrics".

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                          • Rawr
                          • GJL
                          • 10 Feb 2024

                          But the batteries on these don't last long so the most convenient time to charge them is during sleep...

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                            • Tammy
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                            • 10 Feb 2024

                            Brilliant!

                              like somebody taking smartwatch health issues seriously. it is only going to make FDA financial account healthy in the bank. that's why it's called FDA : False Data Appearing.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Ib5
                                • 10 Feb 2024

                                Watch 6 Classic my first smartwatch. Don't know about fitness and health features. But materials and screen are amazing.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 05e
                                  • 09 Feb 2024

                                  I am not surprised to see the usual disinformation accounts going for a decade straight of, "this is the last Samsung device I will buy!"

                                  It haven't worked for ten years, let's give it another decade, shall we?

                                    Samsung, fix the damn Caller ID on Galaxy Watch 4. After WearOS 4 update, it doesn't even work anymore and their support is absolutely worthless and incompetent.

                                    Also, Health apps on Samsung watches are a joke. So annoying with its notifications you have to turn it all off and then I don't know if heart related problems will even be notified. Galaxy Watch, never again. What a waste of money.

                                      Samsung's health tracking disappoints, according to YouTube reviewers who compare it to scientific instruments.
                                      Beautiful watch, a bad health tracker.

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