Late against Apple and its Apple Watch 8 and Ultra in this area, Samsung will finally make good use of the temperature sensor previously added to its Galaxy Watch 5. The latter had so far remained inactive.
Tested by us a few months ago, the Galaxy Watch 5 had from its launch a component on which Samsung had been rather discreet: an infrared temperature sensor. Inactive until now, the latter will now be used on the connected watch for a very useful feature, but which will not be useful for everyone: the monitoring of menstrual cycles.
In this case, the infrared sensor of the Watch 5 will be able to detect changes in body temperature occurring during the menstrual phase. A great way to help women accurately estimate the start of their next period. In detail, the Samsung connected tocante thermometer will automatically and daily record the basal temperature (lowest temperature that the body reaches at rest) of the user. It will also follow the evolutions of this temperature thanks to the contact with the skin.
A feature designed in partnership with Natural Cycles
To develop this feature and add it to the Samsung Health app, Samsung partnered with menstrual tracking specialist Natural Cycles last February. This actor also has a body temperature monitoring application of his own… but this time for contraceptive purposes (and with disputed effectiveness).
As specified Android Police, this new feature is currently being rolled out in Korea, the United States and 30 European countries. To have the right to deploy it, Samsung first had to obtain the approval of the competent authorities (MFDS in Korea, FDA across the Atlantic and CE in Europe). This could explain why the Watch 5’s temperature sensor remained unused for almost eight months.
As mentioned at the top of the article, Apple and its latest generation Apple Watches offer a similar feature, also based on monitoring temperatures measured using an integrated sensor.
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