{"id":74686,"date":"2024-09-25T19:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T23:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=74686"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:48:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:48:11","slug":"samsungs-new-health-software-development-kit-suite-powers-advancements-in-healthcare-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-new-health-software-development-kit-suite-powers-advancements-healthcare-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung\u2019s New Health Software Development Kit Suite Powers Advancements in Healthcare Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today introduced a new <strong>Samsung Health Software Development Kit (SDK) Suite<\/strong>. Designed to better support developers and researchers in creating innovative healthcare solutions, the SDK Suite leverages <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-new-galaxy-watch-bioactive-sensor-unlocking-new-possibilities-for-preventative-wellness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung\u2019s advanced sensor technology<\/a> and comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/support\/owners\/app\/samsung-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Health<\/a> platform.<a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0The new complete package of sensor, data, accessory and research stack components is now readily accessible to an expanded range of partners, developers and researchers.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Sensor SDK: Fueling Health Services Development through Advanced Sensor Technology <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The Sensor SDK provides developers with <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-new-galaxy-watch-bioactive-sensor-unlocking-new-possibilities-for-preventative-wellness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung\u2019s powerful BioActive Sensor<\/a> algorithm on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/watches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy Watch<\/a><a href=\"#_edn2\" name=\"_ednref2\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a>, empowering them to explore new sectors of health services and create advanced new solutions. The BioActive Sensor measures a diverse range of health metrics including heart rate<a href=\"#_edn3\" name=\"_ednref3\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a>, skin temperature, electrocardiogram (ECG)<a href=\"#_edn4\" name=\"_ednref4\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a> and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). A notable update features continuous access to Photoplethysmogram (PPG) Infrared (IR) and Red LED sensor data for the first time. This advancement will help enhance health services related to blood oxygen level (SpO2)<a href=\"#_edn5\" name=\"_ednref5\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a> to improve sleep quality and beyond. The upgraded BIA now provides additional measurements\u2014magnitude and degree\u2014expanding on the existing eight indicators<a href=\"#_edn6\" name=\"_ednref6\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/a>, including skeletal muscle mass and body fat mass, to present more precise body composition<a href=\"#_edn7\" name=\"_ednref7\"><sup>7<\/sup><\/a> analysis to offer deeper insights into overall physical health.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/watches\/galaxy-watch8\/\" title=\"Galaxy Watch 8\" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/25130354\/GW8_Newsroom-Module_launch.png\" alt=\"Galaxy Watch 8\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<h5><strong>Data SDK: Comprehensive Health Insights Unlock New Value in Health Services<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Starting from October, the newly added Data SDK enables developers to utilize integrated health data gathered from diverse devices such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/watches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy Watch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/rings\/galaxy-ring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy Ring<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/smartphones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smartphones<\/a> or even third-party devices to create innovative digital health solutions. Data SDK provides access to health metrics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/support\/owners\/app\/samsung-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Health app<\/a>\u2014including sleep<a href=\"#_edn8\" name=\"_ednref8\"><sup>8<\/sup><\/a>, exercise, food intake, and blood glucose levels\u2014analyzed by its advanced algorithm. These streamlined insights generated by Samsung Health enable developers to enhance their productivity when developing the healthcare services.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Accessory SDK: Holistic Health Insights from Various Health Devices in One Place<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>With Accessory SDK, developers can integrate compatible third-party heath devices\u2014such as fitness devices like bike sensors, heart rate monitors and even glucose monitors\u2014through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/support\/owners\/app\/samsung-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Health app<\/a>. This makes it easy to view health status information in one place without activating separate third-party apps, promoting a seamless and simplified experience and expanding the ecosystem for end-to-end health management.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-new-galaxy-watch-bioactive-sensor-unlocking-new-possibilities-for-preventative-wellness\/?r=true&#038;referrer=usnewsroom\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"recommended-news\" aria-label=\"Unlocking New Possibilities for Preventative Wellness with New Galaxy Watch and BioActive Sensor \u2013 Read more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08074008\/Thumbnail-Galaxy-Watch-New-Sensor-3D_Thum.png\" alt=\"Read more: Unlocking New Possibilities for Preventative Wellness with New Galaxy Watch and BioActive Sensor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Unlocking New Possibilities for Preventative Wellness with New Galaxy Watch and BioActive Sensor<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<h5><strong>Research Stack: Empowering Research Institutions To Further Support the Healthcare Industry<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Research Stack is an open-source project that aims to expand the digital health research ecosystem. 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Research Stack has already been used by leading institutions as part of their research and discovery processes, underscoring Samsung\u2019s active support for the healthcare industry, providing researchers with more efficient studies and meaningful results.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the new Samsung Health SDK Suite, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.samsung.com\/health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/developer.samsung.com\/health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/rings\/galaxy-ring\" title=\"Galaxy Ring \" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01115616\/Galaxy-Ring.png\" alt=\"Galaxy Ring \">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> Samsung Health tracking features are intended for general wellness and fitness purposes only. Not intended for use in the detection, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring or management of any medical condition or disease. Any health-related information accessed through the device and application should not be treated as medical advice. Users should seek any medical advice from a physician.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ednref2\" name=\"_edn2\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a> Galaxy Watch is intended for general wellness and fitness purposes only. Not intended for use in the detection, diagnosis, or treatment of any medical condition or disease.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ednref3\" name=\"_edn3\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a> Heart Rate monitoring features are intended for general wellness and fitness purposes only. Not intended for use in the detection, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring or management of any medical condition or disease. Any health-related information accessed through the device and application should not be treated as medical advice. Users should seek any medical advice from a physician.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ednref4\" name=\"_edn4\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a> The ECG feature is only available in select markets. It is not intended to replace traditional methods of diagnosis or treatment. The feature is not intended for users with known arrhythmias other than AFib. Users should not interpret or take clinical action based on the device output without consultation with a qualified healthcare professional.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ednref5\" name=\"_edn5\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a> The Blood Oxygen (SpO2) feature is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease. Intended for general wellness and fitness purposes only. Availability of this feature may vary by market.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ednref6\" name=\"_edn6\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/a> The indicators include body metabolic rate, body fat ratio, body fat mass, fat free ratio, fat free mass, skeletal muscle ratio, skeletal muscle mass and total body water.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ednref7\" name=\"_edn7\"><sup>7<\/sup><\/a> Body Composition is only supported in Samsung Galaxy Watch4 series and later released Galaxy Watch models. Body Composition should not be used if you have an implanted pacemaker or other implanted medical devices, or if you are pregnant. Any health-related information accessed through the device and application should not be treated as medical advice. Measurement results may not be accurate if you are under 20 years old. The measurements are for your personal reference only. Please consult a medical professional for advice.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ednref8\" name=\"_edn8\"><sup>8<\/sup><\/a> Sleep tracking features are intended for general wellness and fitness purposes only. Not intended for use in the detection, diagnosis or treatment of medical conditions or sleep disorders. The measurements are for your personal reference only. Please consult a medical professional for advice.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrades provide tailored support based on the priorities of healthcare industry partners, offering greater flexibility to pioneer innovative solutions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":74689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17560,29720,29718],"tags":[16139,25940,30381,13976,234,40,5829,434],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-74686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-mobile-apps-services","category-product-mobile","category-product","tag-digital-health","tag-galaxy","tag-galaxy-ring","tag-galaxy-watch","tag-health-and-wellness","tag-mobile","tag-samsung-health","tag-wearable"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/23145340\/Samsung-Health-SDK-Suite_thumbnail-200x200.jpg","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/23145340\/Samsung-Health-SDK-Suite_thumbnail-432x286.jpg","primary_category":{"term_id":17560,"name":"Apps &amp; Services","slug":"product-mobile-apps-services","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17560,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29720,"count":194,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-mobile\/product-mobile-apps-services\/","term_path":"product\/product-mobile\/product-mobile-apps-services"},"badge":"Press Release","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74686"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=74686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}