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Samsung announced that its Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring devices have been cleared for improved sleep apnea detection, adding more granular information instead of simple detection.
Samsung received a license for initial sleep apnea detection in 2023 from Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and in 2024 from the US Food and Drug Administration, with the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) following suit in 2025. The company has now greatly expanded (machine translated) its capability, announcing on October 28, 2026 that the new feature has received Korean approval, following US FDA approval in July.
The new feature goes beyond simply confirming or denying the presence of the disorder and can identify different stages.
The new feature, which is licensed by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, analyzes the number of respiratory disorders per hour during sleep based on AI algorithms, and helps to understand the level of breathing disorders beyond simple indication detection.
Depending on the frequency, the user can identify the results of three stages of breathing disorders (slight/sometimes/frequently), so that they can manage their sleep health status more specifically and systematically than before.
Knowing the severity of sleep apnea is important, as the disorder can contribute to arrhythmia, high blood pressure, and even strokes. To make matters worse, many individuals have no idea they have sleep apnea, despite its prevalence. Samsung quotes the National Sleep Foundation's statistics that some 25% of US men and 10% of women suffer from the sleep disorder. |
