It is not surprising that Samsung’s updated health app has new AI-based features

Unsurprisingly, Samsung's updated Health app comes with new AI-powered features

The new app was designed to showcase the capabilities of the upcoming Galaxy Watches.

Samsung will begin rolling out an update on June 8 that will make its Health app more useful in everyday life. The company says this updated app will translate “complex biometric data – from nighttime sleep to daily activity – into simple, actionable advice.” It will also showcase the features that will be found on the Galaxy Watches that the company is launching this year.

As you probably already suspected, the updated Health app's features will be powered by generative AI. The new Vitals feature, for example, will use AI to analyze your heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, skin temperature, and blood oxygen compared to their true resting baseline during the night. If the app detects significant deviations, it will send you a notification letting you know if you need more rest or if you may be battling an illness. This is an improved version of the energy score in the old app

The old Health app can already give you information about your vascular load, which is how much work your heart has to do to pump blood throughout your body. Now the app's vascular load feature transforms into a heart health score. It combines metrics monitored by Vascular Load, including sleep, stress and activity, with body composition data. The app will literally assess your heart health and give you tips on how to improve it, like taking more steps or eating bananas and other potassium-rich foods.

Another new feature called Daily Cardio Load can recommend optimal training goals and rest times during training, based on your measurements and overall profile. Meanwhile, Fitness Index will analyze your daily steps and metrics, such as your heart rate and VO2 max or the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during intense exercise, then compare them to your peers. It will then give you personalized goals so you can focus on specific aspects of your fitness that you might want to improve, like your endurance or strength.

Although the Health app's features will work on Galaxy mobile phones and connected devices, Samsung says these advancements "will be fully realized with the launch of the next generation of Samsung Galaxy Watches." Samsung is expected to unveil the new Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 at an Unpacked event in July.