Jakarta, INTI - Samsung Electronics Co. introduced Samsung Health Assistant, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual health assistant that leverages data from Galaxy smartphones, smartwatches, and smart rings to provide more personalized health insights.
This launch puts Samsung in competition with companies like Whoop, Google’s Fitbit Air, Oura Health Oy, and Apple that are also developing AI-powered health devices and features.
According to Dr. Hon Pak, Samsung’s Senior Vice President and Head of Digital Health Team, the advantage of Samsung's approach lies in its ability to integrate data from Samsung's broader device ecosystem. Samsung's personal data engine can analyze information from a user's device to tailor recommendations more personalized and contextual.
Samsung emphasized that the AI assistant is not designed to diagnose illnesses, provide medical advice, or recommend treatments. To reduce the risk of errors, the company is collaborating with several medical institutions and implementing privacy and security safeguards at the software, hardware, and chip levels.
Samsung Health New Features
Several new Samsung Health features will include Vitals that analyzes heart rate, heart rate variability, and blood oxygen levels during sleep; Daily Cardio Load that measures cardiovascular exercise intensity by considering activity and recovery; Heart Health Score that provides a more comprehensive picture of user’s fitness; Vascular Load that provides insight into blood pressure patterns; and Fitness Index that analyzes maximal oxygen consumption, heart rate, and activity data.
Reported by Bloomberg, Samsung is also reportedly developing a health platform, expected to launch as early as late 2026, to connect data from users' devices with doctors. This platform is part of Samsung's vision to bridge the "first and last mile" in healthcare by enabling doctors to monitor patient progress between clinic visits.
The platform will build on Samsung's 2025 acquisition of Xealth, a startup that helps connect doctors and hospitals with data from wearable devices.
Conclusion
Samsung introduced Samsung Health Assistant, an AI-powered health assistant that analyzes data from Galaxy devices, smartwatches, and smart rings to provide more personalized health insights. This feature will include various monitoring tools, such as heart rate analysis and user fitness. Samsung emphasized that the assistant does not diagnose diseases or prescribe treatment. The company is also developing a platform that can connect patients’ health data from their wearable devices with doctors.
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