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I’ve used Garmin Connect, Fitbit, Google Health, and Xiaomi’s various health tracking apps in the past, but I’ve always felt most at home with Samsung Health. The base of operations for the company’s Galaxy Watch and fitness tracker bouquet has seen few massive UI changes over the years, but this week, the company rolled out a sparkly new app ahead of the Galaxy Watch 9 debut and One UI 9 rollout. And boy, is it different.
Although my initial snapshot impression was one filled with disgust and disappointment, after using the app for several hours, I can confirm that my feelings are more complicated than that. There’s good and bad here, and I’ve experienced both.
Here are some of the biggest changes I’ve noticed, including those hits and misses.
Do you like the redesigned Samsung Health app? 64 votes Yes, I love everything about it. 42 % I like some elements, but not everything about it. 33 % No, I dislike it. 9 % My feelings are more complicated (elaborate in the comments). 16 %
Did a Crayola box puke on my phone?
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I’m usually a sucker for a splash of color in my Android apps. There’s nothing more pleasing to my eye than high contrasts and bright hues. There is a limit, though, and Samsung Health’s redesign has stretched it too far.
The new UI makes prolific use of color, from the garish ombre background and tooth-achingly bright widget cards to the graphics and graphs displayed within them. It’s so far removed from the previous utilitarian version that my eyes have grown used to.
While I don’t explicitly hate this colorful revision, I do have an issue with its incoherence.
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