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In mid-June, a Samsung official hinted that the company might soon monetize parts of the Samsung Health experience, likely by placing future AI-enhanced features behind a paywall. Personally, I don’t mind paying for a service if it adds value to my life — what’s more valuable than good health? However, paying to unlock more features won’t fix the existing issues with the platform.
To be fair, I don’t dislike what Samsung is doing with Health. The current experience, at least on the surface, offers enough to guide users toward their fitness goals, whatever they might be. The platform does a great job of providing context for specific metrics, encouraging me to get moving after long sedentary periods, and seamlessly starting workouts when it senses I’m active (and not just washing dishes).
Do you feel that Samsung Health is accurate and reliable? 8 votes Yes, it's totally accurate. 50 % I feel that only some metrics are accurate. 38 % No, I find it inaccurate. 13 %
While I’ve always returned to my Galaxy Watch for its smartwatch features and have settled on it because I own a Samsung smartphone, perhaps it was the wrong choice for my well-being. I don’t completely trust how it presents my data and, therefore, the data itself.
I don’t feel how Samsung Health thinks I should feel
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One prime example of my mistrust relates to sleep tracking. For almost every health tracking company, the Sleep Score metric is a simple way to indicate the holistic impact of a previous night’s rest. However, I’ve found that Health’s score has lost all meaning, especially when compared to how I actually feel.
Health's Sleep Score has lost all meaning, especially when I compare the number to how I actually feel.
Last night, I had an incredible sleep, probably the best of the year so far. I got over 10 hours of desperately needed rest, after spending much of the year regularly getting under six. I also accrued 2 hours and 50 minutes of REM and 1 hour and 24 minutes of deep sleep — two crucial metrics for physical and mental recovery. It’s no wonder I feel refreshed. However, Samsung Health didn’t think my sleep was so great. It gave me a Sleep Score of just 70, lower than the 81 a 9-hour and 15-minute rest was scored three nights ago. Did it matter that I woke from that sleep groggy and lethargic? Nope.
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