Galaxy Ring Features Unveiled in Samsung Health App Teardown Before Launch

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Ring is set to offer more than just basic heart rate and sleep tracking, according to a recent teardown of the Samsung Health app. Some of these features are already available in Galaxy watches, but the Ring promises to bring its own unique capabilities.

The Samsung Health app will automatically delete audio recordings taken for certain features after a specified period.

Samsung is expected to introduce the Galaxy Ring at the Galaxy Unpacked event on July 10th. Ahead of this event, an APK teardown of the Samsung Health app has revealed some of the health features that the Ring might include. Let’s take a closer look at these features and see how they compare to those offered by Galaxy smartwatches.

Galaxy Ring Features in the Samsung Health App

Android Authority has explored the Samsung Health app and activated some features related to the Galaxy Ring. Although the Ring hasn’t been released yet and the exact version of the Samsung Health APK is unknown, this teardown gives us a glimpse of potential features for future products. Here are the Galaxy Ring features revealed by the Health app:

Stress Monitoring: The Samsung Ring might be able to measure Electrodermal Activity (EDA), skin temperature, activity levels (such as restlessness or fidgeting), and heart rate variability to monitor your stress levels.

Heart Rate Tracking: The Ring could use optical sensors to measure the pulse in your finger, tracking the expansion and contraction of blood vessels.

Period Monitoring: Screenshots shared by the publication indicate that the Ring will support period tracking through skin temperature analysis. This feature can help you understand your ovulation cycle and predict future menstrual and fertile windows.

Snore Detection: Similar to Galaxy smartwatches, the Galaxy Ring will be able to detect snoring during the night as long as your phone is charging nearby. You can set snore detection to run continuously or just for one sleep session. The app will ask for your permission to record audio and save it with timestamps. You can also set the app to delete these audio recordings after a certain number of days.

While the Galaxy Watch 6 series and previous models already offer these tracking features, the Galaxy Ring, being worn closer to the body and for longer periods, might provide more accurate health metrics. We’ll see how well these features perform once the Ring is officially launched.