{"id":126051,"date":"2026-05-08T10:05:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/samsung-achieves-fainting-prediction-on-galaxy-watch-will-expand-preventive-features\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:07:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:07:05","slug":"samsung-achieves-fainting-prediction-on-galaxy-watch-will-expand-preventive-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/samsung-achieves-fainting-prediction-on-galaxy-watch-will-expand-preventive-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung achieves &#8216;fainting prediction&#8217; on Galaxy Watch, will expand preventive features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 id=\"what-you-need-to-know-3\">What you need to know<\/h2>\n<ul id=\"elk-4d15c6e0-458d-4f17-80c3-410a17fec2b5\">\n<li>Samsung announced that its Galaxy Watch 6 has demonstrated the ability to &#8220;predict&#8221; fainting spells through a collaboration with Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital in Korea.<\/li>\n<li>The company says the Galaxy Watch 6 with the PPG sensor can detect fainting about five minutes in advance with 84.6% accuracy.<\/li>\n<li>Samsung says it plans to further increase the level of preventive care features on its wearable devices in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"elk-0d32460a-aae3-4edf-b6f8-129b7238decb\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-08f44e21-8b04-4f6b-9434-237a7da11271\">Samsung has announced that its Galaxy Watch has hit a major milestone in its efforts to add &#8220;preventive&#8221; health features.<\/p>\n<p>Today (May 7) Samsung revealed <a rel=\"sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com?id=92X1690538&amp;xcust=ac_us_5473633666546784166&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.samsung.com%2Fglobal%2Fsamsung-announces-world-first-breakthrough-in-fainting-prediction-with-galaxy-watch&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidcentral.com\" data-url=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/global\/samsung-announces-world-first-breakthrough-in-fainting-prediction-with-galaxy-watch\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"skimlinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com?id=92X1690538&amp;xcust=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.samsung.com%2Fglobal%2Fsamsung-announces-world-first-breakthrough-in-fainting-prediction-with-galaxy-watch&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidcentral.com\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">In collaboration with Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital in Korea, its Galaxy Watch has shown the ability to &#8220;predict&#8221; fainting spells, a press release said. This feat was achieved with the Galaxy Watch 6 during the VVS (Vasovagal Syncope) test. Samsung says that working with the hospital, it has equipped the Galaxy Watch 6 with a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-08f44e21-8b04-4f6b-9434-237a7da11271-2\">Its purpose was to capture a user&#8217;s heart rate variability and then run it through an AI algorithm. Samsung reports that this method identified that the user was about to faint &#8220;up to five minutes in advance.&#8221; Although not 100% accurate, the post states that the watch can do this with 84.6% accuracy, but with a diagnostic sensitivity of 90%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-(10px) lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;DN0T9lx0&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;G5O3oM7X&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_G5O3oM7X_DN0T9lx0_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;G5O3oM7X&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_G5O3oM7X_DN0T9lx0_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;E6aJDdVBhQOK9yUjR2XHDAjmCkFhHLh1aRCd14ObqmgK6fel&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-(14px) py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest video from<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-(200px) lg:min-h-(330px) relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\" class=\"rounded-(var(--image--border-radius,0)) max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-('') after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-(0.7rem) after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-(#ccc)&#10;            before:content-('') before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-(0.7rem) before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-(#ccc)&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-(length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)) uppercase sm:text-(length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)) font-bold&#10;        \"><\/p>\n<p>            you may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"fancy-box\" id=\"elk-43002d43-17d1-46ba-b082-c2a7b1b611cd\">\n<p>Android Central&#8217;s Tech<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\">To achieve something like this is good in itself. I look forward to seeing how this will work in everyday life. What systems will come online for the watch to assist the user? Think about taking a hard fall. Your watch recognizes this, checks you, and if no manual input is received, an ambulance is called. If you detect fainting, perhaps your watch will notify you to take a seat or start a call immediately. I&#8217;m just guessing, but hopefully it will reach our wrists in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"elk-ca7cfcaf-4138-43fa-98c9-7eb39d686fdb\">Professor Junhwan Cho of the hospital&#8217;s department of cardiology was involved in the collaboration, saying, &#8220;40% of people experience vasovagal syncope in their lifetime, with one third experiencing repeated episodes.&#8221; Both parties realize that unconsciousness is not necessarily life threatening. However, this has a consequence \u2013 a fall \u2013 which can pose a serious risk of injury to the individual.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung says achieving this level of predictability is &#8220;crucial&#8221; for a preventative feature approach in wearable health. Speaking of which, Samsung has plans to expand the health monitoring capabilities of wearable devices like the Galaxy Watch. There are some hurdles that Samsung will have to overcome, but we could see a future where faint predictions will be the newest feature of the Galaxy Watch.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-291ff0ed-e029-4b38-baa5-87305162b41c\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"take-care-of-yourself-3\">take care of yourself<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-0f53a9c1-929d-4261-a028-a4351ba82df7\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2500px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.24%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 antioxidant measurement results hands-on\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/pryAeGXhZDXVRmSfCcJUXG.jpg\" class=\"rounded-(var(--image--border-radius,0)) inline\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Andrew Myrick\/Android Central)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-5cf9639c-f7e1-4e70-b11b-acd1f2dada3a\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/wearables\/samsung-galaxy-watch\/samsung-preventative-care-galaxy-watch-8-heart-health-report\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/wearables\/samsung-galaxy-watch\/samsung-preventative-care-galaxy-watch-8-heart-health-report\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/wearables\/samsung-galaxy-watch\/samsung-preventative-care-galaxy-watch-8-heart-health-report\">Preventive care was a highlight for the Galaxy Watch 8. When discussed, the feature mainly focused on the user&#8217;s heart health, thanks to its sensors. Samsung announced that the Watch 8 can detect &#8220;premature heartbeats&#8221; using ectopic beat detection. The goal here is to help users avoid or detect arrhythmia symptoms. Vascular Load is another preventive care feature that is able to detect the level of stress on one&#8217;s heart.<\/p>\n<p>If high, users will be notified to make important lifestyle changes, such as getting more sleep, managing their stress, or changing their diet. 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