As Samsung announced in a press release today, the main focus is on introducing new health-related features, with the company placing an emphasis on sleep quality. Among other things, the new Sleep Insights UI aims to provide a clearly visible evaluation of the quality of sleep, which is based on a number of factors, including the frequency of snoring and the oxygen saturation of the blood.
Lots of new health features with a focus on sleep quality
The user should be able to easily recognize why he still feels tired immediately after waking up. In addition, one should be able to create a kind of note when one has had a particularly restful sleep, in order to reproduce the appropriate circumstances. In addition, Samsung introduces the sleep training functions directly on the watch to make the habits more traceable.
Sleep Insights & Sleep Coaching: Samsung puts a focus on sleep
In addition to the sleep-related features, Samsung plans to introduce a new tool for runners called Personalized Heart Rate Zone. It analyzes the user’s ability and calculates five optimal levels of exercise intensity, taking into account the statistics recorded so far. The user can set his own goals and achieve new personal bests.
Samsung intends to create individual training sessions for runners in the future
If you like being outdoors or in nature and own a Galaxy Watch Pro, you get a function with the improved route workout function that supports running and walking and not just hiking and cycling. With the new One UI 5 Watch, Samsung also wants to revise the SOS feature so that in an emergency you can connect directly to an emergency number to transmit your location.
Samsung One UI 5 Watch: Improved emergency call functions and first responder information
If emergency mode is activated, first responders will also be able to have direct access to the wearer’s health data via Samsung smartwatches. If the user of the watch is 55 or older, fall detection will also be activated in the future. The launch of the new One UI 5 Watch will coincide with the market launch of the new Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series, which is to be presented later in the year.
However, a beta program is to begin as early as May, giving users of a Galaxy Watch 4 or Galaxy Watch 5 access to pre-release versions of the new smartwatch interface. You have to register via the Samsung Members App.
- Samsung One UI 5 Watch: new features in the areas of health, sleep quality and sleep training.
- Personalized Heart Rate Zone: Analysis of abilities and calculation of optimal intensity.
- Improved route workout function for running, walking, hiking and cycling.
- SOS feature: Direct connection to the emergency number and transmission of the location.
- First responders get access to health data in emergency mode.
- May beta program: pre-release versions for Galaxy Watch 4/5.
- Market launch of the Galaxy Watch 6 series later in the year.
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