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The Samsung Galaxy Watch will get sleep apnea detection… in Korea.
Samsung says its Galaxy Watch series will be getting a sleep apnea feature early next year after getting cleared by Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. It’ll be part of Samsung’s Health Monitor app and users only need to track their sleep twice for at least four hours in a 10 day period.
That’s neat! But it’s also limited to Korean users. For that feature to work in the US, it’d need to go through the FDA clearance process — and that can take a very, very long time. Just ask Fitbit. It’s been working on a similar capability since 2017 and we’re still waiting.
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