Remember that you have to also must have a Samsung phone for this work. Caveat Emptor

Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro

Samsung is usually trailing apple in features. I’d bet they know something we don’t know.

I use a Libre2 chip that has a plastic sensor going through my skin into the underlying tissue to measure the blood sugar, but it is not accurate compared to a blood sample from the finger plus there is a delay when you measure the bloodsugar in the muscle tissue compared to the finger, so I highly doubt someting sitting on the outside of the skin on the wrist can do it even closely precise, but I have a small hope - exciting technology at least. If it works just slightly reliable it is a complete game changer for all people with T1D or T2D.

idk I'm in the US and it wouldn't even let me download the "health connect" or whatever app. Maybe it's an ATT thing

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I'll wait until it comes to light and slim band watches and battery doesn't require to be charged every 1-2 days.

It’s the blood pressure sensor he’s talking about not the watch l. Either way it’s still a dick thing to do. Buying products you plan to use once to then return. Wastes resources nonetheless. Product needs to be checked again, repacked etc and is only probably sold again in a bulk

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I'm pretty sure there are real time monitoring equipment that administers directly so you don't need to worry.

Absolutely. Diagnostic measurements require regulatory approval. Without accuracy and reliability, the 'benenfit' you mention could just as well swing the other way.

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Thank you. I thought so too.

(along with ECG)

This is incorrect. ECG is on US watches

Some things get resold in bulk, many others like wearables, medical devices you use on skin etc might well be thrown away. Either way it’s just a scummy thing to do still.

Pretty sure Amazon takes all returns, pallets then up, and sells them in bulk regardless of what they are. Maybe for like, sex toys, they'd throw stuff away instead.

One of them is going to carry medical legitimacy in the US. And probably not necessarily both. I hope there are some strong patents tied to this.

Let’s see it’s effectiveness first before making such calls. The blood oxygen sensors on all smartwatches are currently a joke despite it being advertised as revolutionary.

Even dexcoms and freestyle libres have the same disclaimers.

Tech is there, accuracy still years away. And Samsung has an extremely poor privacy record, so I would never trust them with any of medical or health information. Their watches still don’t use encrypted Bluetooth to transfer data between watch phone for example, the only smartwatches that don’t use encrypted Bluetooth, per Consumer Reports and health regulators.

That's weird is he doing something special to it. I have had the fold for months with zero issues and my friend has the flip and also has had no issues with it.

Yes they beat it the same way Apple beat everyone by inventing time travel, aka it doesn’t exist in the market and people can’t buy it

Great so you saved a few bucks and there’s now a device that can no longer be sold and was made dirty by you going to a landfill. Top job man 😒 excellent use of resources

I will never buy a Samsung product, if I do, they would probably add advertisements to it

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It actually inserts a small electrode into the subcutaneous layer under your skin and runs the test on a schedule by passing an electrical current through the electrode and measuring the resistance.

Similar to a glucose monitor test strip, but with the fluid still in the body.

If they can do this without the poke, would be a game changer.

Btw, you still get the “not intended for medical decisions” warning with the dexcom and libre cgm’s