Samsung is working on an important update for its Galaxy Watch lineup. It will address the issue of watch sensors not working properly on tattooed wrists. All recent Galaxy Watch models should get the update, which currently only has a vague timeline of “the second half of the year.”
Smartwatches have evolved into powerful health-monitoring devices over the years. These wrist-worn gadgets can accurately measure various physical activities and health parameters to give you detailed insights into your health. But the optical sensors used for these functionalities have difficulty seeing through tattoo ink. Many users with tattoos on their wrists have complained that their watches often report inaccurate health data. The wearing detection also fails to work properly, leading to issues with notifications.
Samsung is showing tattooed Galaxy Watch users some love
This is a problem with pretty much every smartwatch, irrespective of the make and model. Be it a Samsung Galaxy Watch, an Apple Watch, or any other smart wrist wearable, none work perfectly on a tattooed wrist. Samsung seems to have a solution in the works, at least for some of the problems. A community moderator in charge of Galaxy Watch-related issues recently confirmed (via) that the company is working on an update for the Galaxy Watch lineup that will improve sensor accuracy on tattoed wrists.
The moderator specifically said that the update would resolve the problem of notifications not coming through due to tattoos. This is because the wearing detection sensor isn’t working properly. Samsung plans to address this problem by allowing users to completely turn off this feature. It will add a wearing detection setting to the watch. Turning it off will ensure notifications come through without any issues. “If you turn off the wearing detection setting, you will be able to receive notifications regardless of whether or not you have a tattoo on your wrist,” the moderator said.
But with no wearing detection, notifications may show up on the watch even when it’s not on your wrist. Samsung will probably use charging information to block notifications when the watch is on charging, though. Unfortunately, this Galaxy Watch update may still fail to address the issue of health data inaccuracy. We should get more details when the update rolls out. We are expecting it to be part of the One UI Watch 5 update, which is currently in the beta stage. Samsung may roll out the big update following the Galaxy Watch 6 launch later this month.
2023-07-04 15:05:56