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In early 2020, I tried a Galaxy Watch Active 2 and then a few months ago I bought the Golf Edition because I was interested in the blood pressure monitoring ability.
A couple of weeks ago, the Galaxy Watch 3 launched with a number of fitness features normally found on dedicated GPS sports watches. Samsung announced a major software update that brings several of these fitness and communications features to the Watch Active 2.
Plus: Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 LTE Review – Best Smartwatch for Android Users, Maybe iPhone Users as well
After updating your Galaxy Watch Active 2, these features will be available for use:
- Execution analysis: Without any external accessories, your Watch Active 2 will provide you with detailed running metrics such as skewness, regularity, stiffness, vertical oscillation, and ground contact time. Some watches require additional bands or capsules to provide this running dynamics, so it will be interesting to compare this data with a dedicated GPS sports watch.
- VO2 max: This metric is common for tracking your training progress and is a key metric I use when training half marathons. Your Watch Active 2 will now provide this measurement.
- Fall detectionThe Apple Watch has this capability and now Samsung watch owners will have it too. If a potential drop is detected, you can have a notification sent to up to four people.
- Smart answer: Now you can reply faster from your wrist with suggested replies to messages and photos. Your chat history is now also displayed on your wrist so your conversation has some context without having to take out your phone.
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There are some other features provided in this update. This software update does not yet include support for blood pressure monitoring or ECG measurements as they are still part of the FDA review and approval process in the US.
