{"id":86238,"date":"2026-06-04T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=86238"},"modified":"2026-06-04T08:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:43:14","slug":"samsung-health-app-evolves-with-ai-powered-proactive-intelligence-to-help-users-stay-ahead-of-their-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-introduces-next-gen-galaxy-watch-features-ai-powered-everyday-health-companion\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Health App Evolves With AI-Powered Proactive Intelligence To Help Users Stay Ahead of Their Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung Electronics America today announced a major update to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Samsung Health app<\/strong><\/a>, transforming the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/watches\/all-watches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy Watch<\/a> into a proactive, intelligent health partner. Starting June 8th, Samsung will begin rolling out the app update to showcase the key health features included in the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/watches\/all-watches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy Watch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The update<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> makes daily health management effortless by translating complex biometric data \u2014 from overnight sleep to daily activity \u2014 into simple, actionable guidance. This advancement is a key stepping stone in Samsung&#8217;s overarching vision for a truly AI-powered health platform designed to help users stay ahead of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-health\/\" title=\"Mobile Digital Health\" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/04145509\/MX-Digital-Heath-NEW-1.png\" alt=\"Mobile Digital Health\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSamsung Health is evolving to connect health data measured by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/watches\/all-watches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy Watch<\/a> with AI-based insights, enabling users to understand their physical condition more easily and intuitively,\u201d said Hon Pak, Senior Vice President and Head of the Digital Health Team for the Mobile eXperience (MX) Business at Samsung Electronics. \u201cSamsung Electronics will continue to expand proactive and personalized health management experiences based on the connected Galaxy ecosystem and digital health innovations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86262\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03185935\/download-9.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Transforming Galaxy Watch Into an Intelligent Health Partner<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Health<\/a> update comes with the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vitals: A Better Understanding of the Body\u2019s Signals &#8211; <\/strong>Previously, Samsung Health monitored specific health metrics to help measure your daily Energy Score.<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a> Now, we are taking this a step further. The new <strong>Vitals<\/strong> feature analyzes five health metrics while you sleep\u2014 heart rate,<a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a> heart rate variability, respiratory rate, skin temperature, and blood oxygen \u2014 against the user\u2019s resting baseline and identifies shifts from your usual patterns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86257\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182251\/Vitals.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182251\/Vitals.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182251\/Vitals-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182251\/Vitals-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182251\/Vitals-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182251\/Vitals-664x374.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Heart Health Score: Understand Heart Health<a href=\"#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a> &#8211; <\/strong>Samsung is building on its ecosystem of holistic health features by introducing <strong>Heart Health Score<\/strong>. This single daily metric takes insights such as sleep, stress, and activity, and combines them with body composition data. The result is a unified score that clearly identifies lifestyle factors that impact your heart health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86256\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182246\/HeartHealthScore.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182246\/HeartHealthScore.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182246\/HeartHealthScore-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182246\/HeartHealthScore-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182246\/HeartHealthScore-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182246\/HeartHealthScore-664x374.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Daily Cardio Load:<a href=\"#_ftn5\" name=\"_ftnref5\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a> Smarter Cardiovascular Training<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Daily Cardio Load<\/strong> measures accumulated cardiovascular strain, by calculating daily load \u2013 the measure of the stress your body experiences during physical activity \u2013 and maximum training capacity, recommending optimal training targets and rest times to help users reach their fitness goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86254\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182235\/DailyCardioLoad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182235\/DailyCardioLoad.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182235\/DailyCardioLoad-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182235\/DailyCardioLoad-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182235\/DailyCardioLoad-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182235\/DailyCardioLoad-664x374.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fitness Index:<a href=\"#_ftn6\" name=\"_ftnref6\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/a> Seamless Progress Tracking<\/strong> &#8211; The Fitness Index analyzes metrics like heart rate, VO<sub>2<\/sub> max (a key measure of aerobic fitness), and daily steps against users\u2019 peers to gauge exercise efficacy. By clearly identifying individual physical strengths and weaknesses, it delivers tailored content and personalized goals so users can make targeted improvements.<strong style=\"font-size: 1.1rem;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86255\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182241\/FitnessIndex.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182241\/FitnessIndex.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182241\/FitnessIndex-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182241\/FitnessIndex-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182241\/FitnessIndex-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/03182241\/FitnessIndex-664x374.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><strong>New Samsung Health Design for a Simplified Experience<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>To make these proactive insights effortless to find, Samsung Health introduces a streamlined layout organized into five core pillars: Sleep, Activity, Nutrition, Mindfulness, and Vitals. Within the Home screen, users can now easily access their daily wellness tips alongside their AI-powered Energy Score. This centralized view removes guesswork from health management, allowing users to quickly understand how different aspects of their routine interconnect at a single glance.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Upgraded Capabilities for Proactive Wellness<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Samsung Health is also significantly advancing the core features users already rely on, delivering deeper personalization with greater precision. As users navigate their day, <strong>Antioxidant Index <a href=\"#_ftn7\" name=\"_ftnref7\"><sup>7<\/sup><\/a><\/strong> now provides an even clearer roadmap of the users\u2019 nutritional intake. With new trend charts and daily history logs, it visually connects users\u2019 dietary choices to physical responses over time. Behind the scenes, the <strong>AGEs index<\/strong>,<a href=\"#_ftn8\" name=\"_ftnref8\"><sup>8<\/sup><\/a> an indicator of metabolic health and biological aging, has been enhanced to quietly work in the background, capturing automatic overnight measurements to build a long-term picture of how lifestyle choices accumulate in users\u2019 bodies. This helps users uncover health insights that matter for their overall health and well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Comprehensive wellness extends to external environments as well, with Samsung offering a brand-new <strong>hearing health<\/strong> feature that integrates seamlessly across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/watches\/all-watches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy Watch<\/a>, phone, and Buds. By monitoring surrounding ambient noise through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/watches\/all-watches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy Watch<\/a>, it delivers personalized analytics to help protect the user\u2019s ears \u2014 whether their commute is loud or they\u2019re turning up the music during a workout.<\/p>\n<p>Together, these advanced refinements and new ecosystem-connected features turn everyday data into simple, practical guidance, setting the stage for the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/apps\/samsung-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>A Seamlessly Connected Health Ecosystem<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Samsung&#8217;s expansive ecosystem unlocks the true power of these new features, seamlessly managing health across users\u2019 Galaxy mobile phones and connected devices. This integration allows personalized insights to be always accessible, providing a unified view of user well-being. These advancements offer a glimpse into the future of Samsung Health \u2014 a future that will be fully realized with the launch of Samsung\u2019s next generation of Galaxy watches, engineered to bring proactive intelligence to life like never before.<\/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-blood-pressure-monitoring-feature-available\/\" class=\"recommended-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/07191729\/Picture1-268x178.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung\u2019s Blood Pressure Monitoring Feature Now Available to U.S. Users in Samsung Health\">\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<p class=\"post-category\">Mobile<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Samsung\u2019s Blood Pressure Monitoring Feature Now Available to U.S. Users in Samsung Health<\/h4>\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<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">1<\/a> New health features are for wellness only, not for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. If you&#8217;re concerned about your health, be sure to see a medical professional. Available on Android phones (Android 10 or above) and requires the Samsung Health app v7.0 and compatible Galaxy watch with OneUI9. Samsung account login required. Features and updates will be available with upcoming Galaxy Watch.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">2<\/a> Energy Score is available on Android phones (Android 11 or above) and requires Samsung Health app (v6.27 or above). Samsung Account login required. Service availability may vary by country, region, language. To check the Energy Score, the health data tracked from Samsung Galaxy Watch or Samsung Galaxy Ring must be synchronized with the Samsung Health app. Needs at least the previous day\u2019s activity data and sleep, and heart rate data during sleep. Not intended for use in detection, diagnosis, treatment of any medical condition. The result is for your personal reference only. Please consult a medical professional for advice.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">3<\/a> Requires a compatible Samsung Galaxy phone, Health app and Samsung account. Requires initial setup wearing watch for 7 out of 28 nights. The Vitals software functions are not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\">4<\/a> Available on upcoming Galaxy Watch with OneUI9. Requires a compatible Samsung Galaxy phone, Samsung Health app v7.0 and Samsung account. Requires initial setup wearing watch for 24 hours (including awake and asleep). The Heart Health Score software functions are not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref5\" name=\"_ftn5\">5<\/a> To use the features, at least 7 days of activity records are required, while 28 days of continuous wear is recommended for optimal accuracy. Please note that values may increase in daily situations where heart rate rises, such as during tension, anxiety, or stress.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref6\" name=\"_ftn6\">6<\/a> To use the features, at least one measurement each of BIA and VO2Max is required, along with two days of activity records and step count data.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref7\" name=\"_ftn7\">7<\/a> The Antioxidant software functions are not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease.<\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref8\" name=\"_ftn8\">8<\/a> AGEs Index monitoring is only available on Galaxy Watch7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra. The Galaxy Watch uses light sensors that operate within the limits set by the IEC62471 safety regulations. However, people with photosensitive skin may have adverse reactions to light, such as skin discoloration or a rash. Avoid using this feature if you experience symptoms of photosensitivity. AGEs Index monitoring is for fitness and wellness only, not for the diagnosis and treatment of any medical condition. 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