Wearables
Samsung Galaxy Watch 7: Best health features, Sleep Apnea and beyond
Galaxy Watch 7 is Samsung’s most advanced Wear OS smartwatch. Launched at Unpacked on July 10, the latest smartwatch is set to hit market shelves on July 24. Meet Samsung Galaxy Watch 7, which brings the best health features in the town; Sleep Apnea and beyond.
Samsung equipped the Galaxy Watch 7 with the most advanced health and fitness monitoring features. Thanks to intelligent monitoring capabilities, it’s designed to help you understand yourself holistically to stay fit and healthy.
Health features
Galaxy Watch 7 allows you to track over 100 workouts and build routines accurately. With Race mode, you can compare current and past performance in real time to track progress and maintain motivation.
Body Composition feature is also here to offer a complete body and fitness snapshot. Sleep Apnea is another spotlighting addition to the Galaxy Watch portfolio. It provides a simple, proactive tool to check potential signs of sleep apnea.
Heart Rate Monitoring feature offers real-time readings and alerts for abnormally high or low heart rates. It helps you detect irregular heart rhythms suggestive of atrial fibrillation with Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification for deeper ECG and BP monitoring.
The next-gen BioActive Sensor offers increased accuracy for comprehensive readings. This tech unlocks the AGEs Index for the first time on the Galaxy Watch. AGEs reflect your overall biological aging process and indicate metabolic health.
Galaxy AI magic
On the software side, the Watch 7 is also upgraded. It brings the Wear OS 5-based One UI 6 Watch operating system with Galaxy AI features. You can answer messages effortlessly with intelligent Suggested replies, which suggest suitable responses by analyzing previous conversations.
In addition, Double Pinch Gestures allow you to easily control a Galaxy Watch and connected Galaxy smartphone even when your hands are full and simply use the all-in-one Samsung Wallet for payments to access Digital IDs to make every day more convenient.
3nm Exynos W1000 Processor
Samsung’s first 3nm-based Exynos W1000 chip powers the Galaxy Watch 7. The processor promises a 3x faster CPU and 30% improved power efficiency. It’s a big edge that the company secured with Watch 7 against rivals such as Qualcomm, Google, and Apple.
Samsung finally started the Stable One UI 6 Watch update rollout today. The company revealed all the eligible Galaxy Watch models for the update. There are many new features, Galaxy AI advancements, and functional improvements.
The Stable One UI 6 Watch update update will first rollout to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series and then become available sequentially to previous generations. Feature availability and support may vary by market, carrier, model, and paired device.
Pay attention, the One UI 6 Watch is based on Google’s Wear OS 5. It aims to expand Watch 7 and Watch Ultra features to previous generations of Galaxy Watch including the Watch 6 series, Watch 5 series, Watch 4 series, and Watch FE.
The best features of One UI 6 Watch update:
Sleep Tracking
You will get a deeper and more accurate understanding of sleep with a detailed analysis powered by an advanced AI algorithm and new sleep metrics.
Sleep Apnea
- It helps users proactively spot potential signs of moderate to severe sleep apnea.
Race
- Monitor progress in real time when running or cycling with Race.
Workout Routine
- This feature lets users combine various exercises and create personalized routines.
Energy Score
- Users can better understand their physical and mental conditions through an intuitive score calculated from various health metrics.
New Watch Faces
- The One UI 6 Watch also brings a handful of new watch faces namely Spatial Number, Simple Digital and Ultra Info Board.
- Simple Digital watch face reflects a minimalist design
- Ultra Info Board watch face to check info at a glance without sacrificing style
Must Read:
While the One UI 6 Watch update contains Galaxy AI features, Samsung does not make any promises, assurances, or guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the output provided by AI features.
It is also advised that users should not treat any health-related info accessed through the Galaxy Watch as medical advice. Medical advice from a physician is highly recommended in case of any health-related sign shown on your wrist device.
Samsung’s new XR glasses are expected to launch in the second half of 2025. These glasses are being made in partnership with Google. A new report reveals that the glasses will share some features with the popular Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses but will not have a display.
According to the information, the upcoming XR glasses of Samsung will be powered by Qualcomm’s AR1 chipset, the same used in Ray-Ban Meta glasses. While details on the specific AR1 version remain unclear, the use of Qualcomm’s chip suggests a focus on lightweight, efficient computing.
Like the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Samsung’s XR glasses will reportedly sport a 12MP camera and a 155 mAh battery, giving them a similar form factor. It also claims to weigh around 50 grams slightly heavier than the Ray-Ban model.
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images
There has been much speculation about whether these glasses would feature a display, and the fresh report suggests they will not. It would be hard to add a display while keeping the glasses lightweight, so Samsung is likely skipping this feature.
Even without a display, the Samsung XR glasses will still include some smart features. These include AI functions for making payments, scanning QR codes, recognizing gestures, and even identifying people.
Although the full details aren’t clear, it seems the glasses will offer more capabilities than the Ray-Ban Meta glasses. The Samsung XR glasses are expected to be released in late 2025, but Samsung might tease them off earlier.
Samsung crafting mixed-reality smart glasses with Qualcomm, Google
Samsung has rolled out a new beta update for the Galaxy Watch 6 Plugin app, introducing new features and fixes for users enrolled in the One UI 6 Watch Beta program. Identified as version 2.2.13.24110851, the fresh update enhances Galaxy Watch users’ functionality and customization options.
The fresh beta update adds the ability to install watch faces from the Galaxy Watch Ultra and Galaxy Watch 7, spotted on update notes. Now, Galaxy Watch 6 users can enjoy more watch faces that were previously available only on the newer Galaxy Watch models.
This new capability gives users more options to personalize the look of their watch, similar to the latest Galaxy watches.
Along with the new watch face options, this update also fixes some bugs and improves overall performance. However, the changelog does not mention specific details in the changelog.
The installation package size of this update is around 155MB. The new version aims to make the Galaxy Watch 6 Plugin app run more smoothly for those testing the One UI 6 Watch Beta.
By adding more customization options and fixing issues, Samsung hopes to give users a better, more enjoyable smartwatch experience.
If you’re testing the One UI 6 Watch Beta, you can download this update now through the Galaxy Store or from the third-party app link mentioned here. Once installed, you’ll be able to enjoy the new watch faces and benefit from the improvements that come with this update.