Samsung Galaxy Ring gets FDA-cleared sleep apnea risk monitoring this fall

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Samsung announced at Galaxy Unpacked that the Galaxy Ring will get FDA-cleared sleep apnea risk monitoring this fall.

It’ll be the first smart ring to be cleared by the FDA for this purpose, Samsung says.

Other smart rings offer SpO2 monitoring features, but without the specific FDA clearance to evaluate sleep apnea risk.

Samsung made a bunch of big announcements in London today. At Galaxy Unpacked, we finally got official reveals for the Galaxy Z Flip 8 , Z Fold 8 , and Z Fold 8 Ultra , as well as a new Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 . But in among the headline news, Samsung quickly teased another interesting new development: the Galaxy Ring will soon offer to monitor for signs of sleep apnea.

In an Unpacked segment about Galaxy Watch 9 and Samsung Health’s new, FDA-cleared sleep apnea monitoring, Samsung digital health lead Sharanya Desai dropped that starting this year, “Galaxy Ring will be the first and only FDA-cleared over-the-counter ring device for sleep apnea risk detection.” That’s all the info Samsung’s shared about it so far.