Samsung has added a women’s health tracker to its Galaxy Watch 5 series, which includes the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and the Galaxy Watch 5. It is available in 32 countries, including Korea, the United States, and 30 European countries. The feature employs an infrared temperature sensor to provide more precise information about menstrual cycles and overall health. The Galaxy Watch 5’s new Menstrual Cycle tracker is currently unavailable in India. The company has announced a collaboration with Natural Cycles to track changes in skin temperature.
Samsung has revealed details about the new Cycle Tracking feature on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. These smartwatches are becoming more advanced in terms of menstrual tracking by incorporating a skin-temperature sensor. The infrared temperature sensor will be used by the company to provide users with more detailed information about their body temperatures and menstrual cycle. To determine ovulation details, it will analyze users’ body temperature and other key fertility indicators. According to Samsung, data will be encrypted and stored on the user’s device.
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The new temperature-based cycle tracking feature for the Galaxy Watch 5 series is available through the Samsung Health app. It is currently available in 32 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. There is no word on when users in India will be able to use the feature.
Users can enable the temperature-based cycle tracking feature by going to the Cycle Tracking section in the Samsung Health app and entering the necessary information about their cycle. After that, they can enable the feature by turning on the Predict period with the skin temp toggle in the settings. Cycle Tracking will display the temperature readings as a graph.
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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro at the company’s Galaxy Unpacked event in August of last year. The Galaxy Watch 5 includes a BioActive sensor for measuring heart rate, SpO2, and stress levels, as well as ECG and blood pressure monitors. It has a temperature sensor with infrared technology. An accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope, compass, and light sensor are also included.
