Samsung Health


Samsung Health is a free application developed by Samsung that serves to track various aspects of daily life contributing to well being such as physical activity, diet, and sleep. Launched on 2 July 2012, with the new Samsung smartphone, the Galaxy S3, the application was installed by default only on some smartphones of the brand. It could also be downloaded from the Samsung Galaxy Store.

History

Since mid-September 2015, the application is available to all Android users. From 2 October 2017, the app is available for iPhones from iOS 9.0.
The application is installed by default on some Samsung smartphone models and can not be removed without root. It is possible to disable this application.
The app changed its name from S Health to Samsung Health on 4 April 2017, when it released version 5.7.1.
Latest Version is 6.8.5.009 as of Feb 20th, 2020.

User Information

Information needed to use the application:
The dashboard is the main display of the application. This is the main novelty introduced during the redesign of the application in April 2015 in version 4.1.0. The table shows on one page, a general overview of the most recent data saved. In addition, it provides direct access to each feature. Its composition and layout are customizable.

Features

Note: Some features are tracked by testing with phone sensors or phone accessoriesand some features are tracked by user input.

Main features

The availability of the heart rate measurement function coincides with the release of the Samsung Galaxy S5 which has a built-in sensor. This function is limited to take the measurement punctually and at rest.
The application also supports heart sensors from other manufacturers. It is able to generate a graph as a function of time of the different frequencies reached during a sports session as well as other information such as the average and maximum heart rate reached.
On Samsung Galaxy S5 / S5 Neo / S6 / S7 / S8 / S9 / S10 and Edge versions as well as Galaxy Note 4 / 5 / 7 / FE / 8, the application can measure the heart rate with the sensor on the back of the device. The heart rate measurement feature is not supported on Samsung Note 10's and Galaxy S10e's.

Pedometer

Step counting is a feature that is integrated with Samsung Health with the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S4 in April 2013.
The default goal is to reach 10,000 steps per day. This number would be a recommendation of the World Health Organization according to the French Federation of Cardiology.
The app also calculates other data such as the distance traveled, the number of calories burned and the number of steps taken at a good pace. According to the application information, a good rhythm is obtained when a rate of at least 100 steps per minute is maintained for ten minutes.
At the visual level, we can use the data with different graphics:
You can choose the source of the recorded data. Either we use the smartphone data or those recorded by a compatible Samsung accessory.

Be more active

This function measures the daily activity expressed in minutes. By default the application automatically calculates the running time. The goal to reach is set by default at sixty minutes a day.
You can manually record an activity session. Specific parameters such as distance, duration, route layout, altitude profile, heart rate, calories burned will be recorded according to the chosen activity.

Global challenges

Global challenges were added at the end of May 2017 in version 5.9.0.029. Global challenges last one month and the goal is to walk 100,000 steps. Once your goal is reached, your app will award you a badge. Each challenge features an animal that "gives" a variety of information.
This table lists all global challenges:
Month and yearNameAnimal
June 2017Broccolifox
July 2017Tomatomeerkat
August 2017Avocadokoala
September 2017Beachturtle
October 2017Green teapanda
November 2017Moonlightowl
December 2017Snowpolar bear
January 2018Igloopenguins
February 2018Spamonkeys/orangutans
March 2018Jungleparrots
April 2018Desert
May 2018Lavenderdeer
June 2018Broccolifox
July 2018Beachturtle
August 2018Green teapanda
September 2018Tomatomeerkat
October 2017Moonlightowl
November 2018Avocadokoala
December 2018Snowpolar bear

In the coming years, global challenges are taking place in the same order as in 2018.