{"id":338533,"date":"2025-06-20T11:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=338533"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:20:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:20:27","slug":"samsung-explores-a-fitness-subscription-for-the-galaxy-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/samsung-explores-a-fitness-subscription-for-the-galaxy-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung explores a fitness subscription for the Galaxy Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As wearable technology evolves,&nbsp;<strong>Samsung is considering a premium subscription model<\/strong>&nbsp;for its Galaxy Watch Health features. The company appears to be taking a strategic step to monetize its growing portfolio of AI-powered wellness tools, which have been central to its ecosystem updates this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Samsung wants to offer more advanced health coaching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Hon Pak, Samsung\u2019s senior vice president and head of digital health, the company is&nbsp;<strong>\u201cexploring\u201d the idea of paid subscriptions<\/strong>&nbsp;that would unlock \u201cadvanced coaching\u201d for Galaxy Watch users. These premium features could include personalized insights into&nbsp;<strong>nutrition, stress management, and preventive care<\/strong>. Samsung\u2019s broader vision is to support users in maintaining healthy habits, even when life gets hectic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New AI-backed features could be behind a paywall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At its recent Unpacked event, Samsung introduced&nbsp;<strong>four new health features<\/strong>\u2014Bedtime Guidance, Vascular Load monitoring, Running Coach, and the Antioxidant Index. Each one aims to give users a deeper understanding of their health, using AI to offer real-time feedback and recommendations. These tools are already available in the&nbsp;<strong>One UI 8 Watch beta<\/strong>, but for now, they remain free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Pak hinted that this might change. He emphasized that Samsung\u2019s health mission involves meeting users \u201cwhere they are,\u201d but it\u2019s clear that&nbsp;<strong>a monetization model is being considered<\/strong>. While pricing details or subscription tiers are still unknown, Samsung could officially announce its plans later this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A shift towards personalized, AI-driven health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move aligns with broader industry trends where companies like Apple and Fitbit are also adding&nbsp;<strong>more AI-driven wellness tools<\/strong>&nbsp;behind paywalls. For Samsung, the key will be balancing value and accessibility to retain user trust while expanding its health platform\u2019s capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As wearable technology evolves,&nbsp;Samsung is considering a premium subscription model&nbsp;for its Galaxy Watch Health features. The company appears to be taking a strategic step to monetize its growing portfolio of AI-powered wellness tools, which have been central to its ecosystem updates this year. Samsung wants to offer more advanced health coaching According to Hon Pak, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/samsung-explores-a-fitness-subscription-for-the-galaxy-watch\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Samsung explores a fitness subscription for the Galaxy Watch&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":338534,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-338533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":338535,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338533\/revisions\/338535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338533"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=338533"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=338533"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=338533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}