Wearables
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 to feature solar panel, patent suggests
Samsung has recently launched its latest smartwatch lineup – Galaxy Watch 4 alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3. The all-new Watch 4 series features two models – Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic.
According to the latest information, the upcoming Galaxy Watch 5 could be equipped with a solar panel, reveals a new design patent application. Recently, a new Samsung smartwatch patent was released from the United States Patent and Trademark Office which describes “An electronic device containing several types of solar cells.”
The patent document shows a Galaxy Watch with a strap that has solar panels embedded on both sides of the watch case. Therefore, the smartwatch’s battery can be re-charged by the light of the sun.
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Placing solar cells on either side of the watch case allows sufficient sunlight to be collected, no matter how the watch is worn. The Korean manufacturer describes the use of various types of solar cells that can provide relatively high efficiency.
Per LetsGoDigital report, the smartwatch could be named Galaxy Watch 5 or Galaxy Watch Solar, but it’s too early to confirm anything about that. Brands like Garmin and Casio have already shown that such solutions are possible. This allows us to hope for a relatively early release of such Samsung watches.
Samsung launched some of the best smartwatches available in the market. As part of future preps, Samsung has patented a new technology in the US, which indicates that future Galaxy Watch devices would be able to assess calorie intake.
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According to the info, the Samsung patent, filed under patent number US 11,653,836 B2, hints at a new smartwatch feature that will determine the number of calories consumed too. As of now, smartwatches show estimated calorie intake data based on heart rate and movement data.
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Samsung’s patent describes using an LED and a spectroscope to measure which wavelengths of light are absorbed, emitted, or reflected by the skin. Later on, the model compares this data against a reference that it created when the wearer is hungry.
After that, an algorithm calculates the calories consumed by comparing current user data with its reference. The company also adjusts its analysis by taking user medical history into account, as well as usual how much the wearer has been active during that day.
As the Galaxy Watch 6 models are just around the corner, forget the calorie intake feature’s arrival this year. The company has been working on a number of new features and technologies, and with this patent is another entry in the huge directory.
If Samsung finishes the development and reaches a satisfactory mark in testing, it will surely come to smartwatches in the future. This feature could be able to help people to manage calorie intake more precisely rather than relying on current, less accurate methods.
Samsung provides a Fall detection feature to the Galaxy Watches in addition to several Health alert functions. But for some time, Galaxy Watch users are facing an issue related to fall detection notifications, due to which they are not able to properly use other functions of their Samsung smartwatch.
Several community users have reported that the hard fall detection notification pops up repeatedly on the Galaxy Watch, even when no fall has occurred. If you are also facing the fall detection notification issue on your Galaxy Watch, then you can check the solution below.
The Samsung smartphone’s fall detection feature triggers a 60-second notification on your watch when it detects a hard fall. If you don’t respond, it will send an SOS message to the emergency contact listed with your location. The smartwatch also allows you to call an emergency contact if you’re in a position to do so.
If you don’t need the fall detection function during daily life then you just need to change the setting of this function.
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How to change the Galaxy Watch Fall detection notification?
For changing the settings of the Fall detection feature, you just need to follow a few steps.
- Firstly, connect your Galaxy Watch to your smartphone
- Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your smartphone
- Now tap on the Watch Settings.
- Click on the Safety and emergency option.
- Tap on the Hard fall detection feature.
- Now, you just need to select the ‘ Only during workout‘ option.
- It is done.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 40mm and 44mm models have recently been spotted on the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) database, a US authority. It’s worth mentioning that the 40mm variant carries model number SM-R930, while the 44mm carries SM-R940.
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According to the document, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 will bring support for Bluetooth, WiFI 802.11 b/g/n/a, NFC, and GNSS. Just like the Galaxy Watch 5, the upcoming models will support wireless charging, with the charger carries model number ER-OR900.
The South Korean tech giant is expected to launch the Galaxy Watch 6 series in July 2023. The lineup will bring two models – Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic. These smartwatches are expected to be unveiled alongside Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5.
This year, Samsung is bringing back the physical rotating bezel with the top variant of the Watch 6 lineup. Rather than the Pro, the Watch 6 Classic will make its debut with a slightly thinner physical rotating bezel, which was ditched in the Watch 5 Pro.