Samsung Galaxy Ring is picking up a vital new capability this year

TL;DR 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.

” That’s all the info Samsung’s shared about it so far.