Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 gets new Health Monitor app with blood pressure measurement - Android

Samsung plans to launch a new health app that will allow smartwatch users to monitor their blood pressure among other things. The so-called Health Monitor app was approved by South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety as a “Software as a Medical Device” back in April, but Samsung said at that time that the app won't be available until Q3 2020.

Thankfully, the Health Monitor app seems to be ready for primetime earlier than even Samsung expected. The South Korean giant today that the app is now available to all Galaxy Watch Active2 users.

The highlight of the app is the ability ...