Samsung explores ambitious new health tracking features for smartphones, watches and upcoming Galaxy Ring

Samsung is looking to develop non-invasive glucose monitoring and continuous blood pressure checking – valuable breakthroughs that could shake up the industry

The company aims to eventually give consumers a complete picture of their well-being via sensors on different parts of the body and around the home

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Samsung is looking to develop non-invasive glucose monitoring and continuous blood pressure checking, part of a push to put new health features in smartphones, watches and its upcoming Galaxy Ring (pictured). Photo: Samsung

Published: 7:15pm, 23 Jan 2024

Samsung is exploring the development of non-invasive glucose monitoring and continuous blood pressure checking, setting its sights on ambitious healthcare goals in a race with Apple and other tech giants.

The work is part of a broader push to put health features in a range of devices, including its just-announced Galaxy Ring, says Hon Pak, Samsung’s head of digital health, who is overseeing the effort.

The company aims to eventually give consumers a complete picture of their well-being via sensors on different parts of the body and around the home.

Health tracking is already a key selling point of smartphones and watches, with Samsung, Apple and Alphabet’s Google using the features to attract and retain customers.

Samsung’s smartwatches have long offered the ability to determine a user’s blood pressure, but the monitoring isn’t constant throughout the day and requires calibration against a stand-alone blood pressure checker. Photo: Shutterstock

Creating sensors for continuous blood pressure tracking and glucose monitoring would be particularly valuable breakthroughs. Apple has been working for years on a glucose reader that wouldn’t require users to prick their skin for blood – a potential boon for millions of diabetics.