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TL;DR Some Samsung Health users are reportedly seeing a controversial new toggle in the app.
The toggle allows Samsung to use your health data for AI training and modeling.
It previously seemed like disabling this toggle meant you’d no longer be able to sync health data to your Samsung account, and that existing health data would be deleted.
Samsung has since clarified that only data retained specifically to train AI will be deleted.
Update: July 14, 2026 (3:34 PM ET): Samsung has clarified that the warning dialog users have been seeing when opting out of AI training in Samsung Health is misleading: Only health data retained specifically to train AI is deleted when users opt out, and tracking functionality remains intact. Our initial coverage appears below, unedited. Original article: July 13, 2026 (2:50 AM ET): The Samsung Health app has received some major additions so far this year. Unfortunately, it looks like the company is holding your health data hostage if you don’t agree to a controversial move.
Some Samsung Health users (h/t: How-To Geek) are now seeing a notice and toggle titled “Consent to the Use of Health Data for AI Training and Modelling.” Yes, Samsung is using your health data to train AI. But that’s not the worst part. Disabling this toggle results in a message warning users that they won’t be able to sync health data to their Samsung account and that this data will be deleted unless required by law. Check out the outlet’s screenshots below.
A Samsung Health page also outlines exactly what health data is captured for AI training and modeling: Health and wellness data: data related to body measurements, nutrition, step count and activity, and sleep
Medication data: data related to medications, including prescriptions and dosages
Health records: medical and clinical data, such as diagnoses, prognoses, test results, past records and treatments
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