Back in 2015, Samsung filed a patent for a smart ring. This was years ago and now a new leak has reignited the topic. The South Korean brand trademarked for various smart ring monikers like Galaxy Ring earlier this year along with applying Samsung Circle, Samsung Index, and Samsung Insight monikers this week. The company might be working on a smart ring after all. Read on to know more below.
Samsung Health beta app reveals Galaxy Ring support
Earlier today, Samsung released a new beta version of the Health app. A Reddit user spotted ‘Ring Support’ in the Feature list on the app. However, the app does not reveal any additional details. But the listing and Samsung’s Galaxy Ring trademark does suggest that the company might introduce a smart ring in the future. If the brand does not launch its own smart ring, the Ring support mentioned in the Health beta app could indicate compatibility for smart rings made by other brands like Oura.
The so-called Galaxy Ring could come with health-tracking features similar to the Galaxy Watch series. The Galaxy Ring trademark at the Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS) classified it as a smart device for measuring health indicators and/or sleep in the form of a ring.
This is not the first time we are learning about Samsung working on a smart ring. A patent application from 2015 revealed that Samsung’s smart ring could be used to control smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and smart home devices along with offering better health-tracking results. We will have to wait and see about the South Korean brand’s plans to launch its first smart ring.
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