Samsung Health is a health app that first made its debut back in 2012 on the Galaxy S3. Since then, it has been regularly updated with new features and is one of Samsung’s pre-installed flagship apps.
It is available for smartwatches, smartphones and compatible with numerous third-party apps and a host of other devices, including scales and glucose monitors.
The app is a great way to stay healthy and get in shape. It promotes healthy habits and gives you the power to manage your health and well-being more closely. The app allows you to automatically log a range of activities and assist you with following a healthier lifestyle.
You can edit what health metrics you wish to record from the app’s home screen, such as your daily steps, overall activity time, and body weight. You can record your food intake to help steer you toward better and healthier choices.
And with wearables compatibility, you can exercise more efficiently via Technogym, Corehealth, and Life Fitness. Ideal if you are a runner, cyclist, or swimmer, etc.
What many find extremely useful is being able to set attainable fitness goals, and keep track of their health condition by logging activity time, workout intensity, sleep quality, heart rate, stress, and blood oxygen levels.
Goal setting
Sharing with friends in Samsung Health Together
Health, well-being, and fitness tracking
Sleep monitoring and scores
Expert coaching videos
Compatibility with third-party apps, including Mindfulness, Glow, etc.
Samsung emphasizes that the app is for fitness and well-being purposes only. It is not designed for disease or other condition diagnoses. Neither is it designed to treat, mitigate, cure or prevent disease. This type of disclaimer is relatively standard across all health and wellness mobile apps.
However, it is always worthwhile spelling this out, so users are aware of the app’s limitations.
Support for up to 70 languages, including English, Mandarin, and French
Attractive easy-to-use interface
Women’s health features, including menstrual cycle tracking
It’s free to download and use
Offers helpful tips and exercise programs based on your customized settings
Support for a stack of other apps, including Apple Health
Update removed some well-liked features
It does not support tablets and some mobile phones
Features vary by country, network carrier, phone model, etc.
It May appear basic compared to other apps
You can download Samsung Health from the Samsung Galaxy App Store, Google Play, and Apple’s App Store.
The Android needs Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) or later, while the iOS version looks for 9.0 as a minimum.
The app requires various permissions, including your access to your phone’s number for Samsung Health Together, your location for exercise and step tracking, and contacts to ensure you are signed in to your Samsung account.
The app will also require access to body sensors to measure stress, oxygen saturation, and heart rate. In some countries, the camera for QR code scanning, taking images of food, and recognizing blood pressure and glucose monitor readings.
It also needs permission to access storage and monitor steps and workouts.
