Today, most smartwatches already have the same sensors and are capable of doing the same things; Functions that were rare until recently, such as the blood oximeter, can now be found even in inexpensive watches.
This forces brands to experiment and offer new things to differentiate themselves. Samsung’s commitment is to improve healthcare by using artificial intelligence in its wearable devices, as confirmed in a meeting between Dr. Hon Pak, from the Samsung Electronics Digital Health team, and members of Samsung Health.
More specifically, Samsung talked about its next generation of wearables, without really naming it; What he did was talk about the role of AI in continuous monitoring and mining everyday health data to gain “deeper insight into one’s own health.”
The most anticipated health meter
The most surprising detail of the official publication, and which seems to have been a “slip of the tongue” on the part of the company, is that Samsung’s interest in the blood sugar control; and this has reignited rumors that its new smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch 7, could have the sensors needed to implement a diabetes monitoring feature. There are already apps to control diabetes with Apple devices, but this system would work on Wear OS and Android.
Specifically, the publication explains how health metrics are interconnected and that this allows diverse health data to understand people’s lifestyles and experiences; Among this information are blood sugar data, sleep data, blood pressure and activity levels.
The use of AI would increase the possibilities of identifying warning signs of potential health problems, such as diabetes. Samsung’s message seems clear, and reading between the lines it’s evident that the company has big plans to fight diabetes with its wearables and AI technology, which it has yet to officially advertisement.
This isn’t actually the first time the Galaxy Watch has had a blood sugar sensor; and for several years, Samsung has been in a “race” with Apple to see who can miniaturize the sensors needed to obtain this information. The use of AI could eliminate this need, at least in part.
