The app formerly known as S Health will now be called Samsung health and in addition, it will allow users in the United States to have access to doctors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as announced at the Galaxy S8 "Unpackage" event held on March 29.
S Health saw the light in the Samsung Galaxy S3 and has evolved a lot since then, going from a very unhelpful app to another that can be really practical, since it allows you to have all the health and physical activity monitoring functions on your smartphone.
Samsung Health: a doctor available anytime
About the event unpackage The Samsung Galaxy S8 revealed some important changes for this health application designed by the South Korean company. In the first place, perhaps the least important thing, since S Health has been renamed Samsung Health and will arrive pre-installed on Galaxy S8 devices.
But the most interesting novelty is the one that now allows users in the United States chat online with a doctor 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This novelty was shown very briefly during the presentation event of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus and finally, it is now available.
At the moment it is a function limited only to the United States and, although it is still too early to assess the success it may have among users, the truth is that could turn out to be the beginning of a breakthrough in telemedicine and telecare refers.
Brian Reigh, editor of the Android Authority, notes that Samsung Health's new online doctor feature “is something that a country with a flawed healthcare system like the United States desperately needs, but also something that has had considerable difficulty becoming a main feature ».
More news of the new Samsung Health for Android
The recently renamed Samsung Health is an application developed by the South Korean company for Android devices that “offers essential functions so that you can keep the body healthy and fit. It will record and analyze your daily activities and habits to help you follow a proper diet and move you towards a healthy lifestyle.
With the Samsung Health application you can:
- Add various physical exercises (walking, running, cycling, etc.) and monitor the activity in a single step through the different monitors that it has integrated.
- Record the various data on physical activity and nutrition and thus "create a balanced lifestyle pattern."
- Record the daily intake of food, caffeine, water ...
- Track weight.
- Monitor sleep and stress.
- Record biometric data such as "heart rate, blood pressure, blood glucose levels, stress, weight, and SpO₂ using built-in sensors and third-party devices."
Along with this important novelty, the recent update of Samsung Health has also brought users other new features that are described in the official application file:
- The name of S Health has been changed to Samsung Health.
- Ask an Expert Who Lets You Make Medical Visits Online 24/7 (US Only).
- Six main types of health management devices have been added to Accessories (ACCU-CHEK included).
- You can add a custom pace marker to suit your goals and performance level.
- Improved user experience and bug fixes.
The new version of the Samsung health app for Android, Samsung Health, is now available in the Play Store completely free of charge, with its new name and its new features and functions, and is compatible with Android terminals that have the version installed. 4.4 or higher.
Do you often use the Samsung Health app? Do you consider that it is a complete health application and, above all, useful for you?