How to measure blood oxygen with your Samsung mobile

Phones, thanks to their internal sensors, have evolved in a great way the last few years, giving its owners many extra functions on their mobile devices. Samsung is one of the technology companies that most cares about it, proof of that is seen in the last lines of the Galaxy series.

One of the important values ​​of the human being is the oxygen in blood, to measure this value it is necessary to use a device, specifically an oximeter. Samsung phones in many of their models include this sensor, being totally valid if we want to control it frequently.

When measuring blood oxygen with your Samsung mobile no external application will be missing, everything unless you don't have it installed on your smartphone. The application of the firm that usually measures the value of SpO2 is Samsung Health, a perfect tool to control all the sport you do daily.

What is SpO2?

It is the percentage of oxygen saturation, it is usually measured with a pulse oximeter or pulse oximeter. The positive value is that it should be between 95 and 100 to be considered normal, while if it is lower, it is best to consult a professional in order to keep track of the intakes.

A pulse oximeter must be used correctly to know the values ​​and thus know a little more about this point, which together with the voltage are vital to control. To use a pulse oximeter correctly you have to do the following for the taking, either with a pulse oximeter, the phone or a smartwatch.

Samsung health

The Samsung Health application has been created by the company to help monitor your health by automatically recording many activities, all to maintain a healthy life. The app gives the option to manage the elements of the main screen, such as daily steps, sports activity time, body weight and others.

Samsung Health records and manages all fitness activities such as running, swimming, cycling, and various other sports. The application is really easy to use, it is very similar to Huawei Health, which would be the clone but suitable for Samsung devices.

Samsung's Health will also ask you for necessary data to keep running, including the daily water intake you drink, record your food and daily snacks. In Nutritional Balance, those vitamins and nutrients that you consume daily will be provided.

What Samsung phones have an oxygen meter?

At the moment they are a few of which have an oxygen meter built into Samsung, specifically the models are from the S and Note series. Most of the new models decided to discard this sensor, which is perfect as long as we do not have to get a device in a specialized store.

Samsung is precisely one of the companies that have invested the most when it comes to adding R&D to their phones, but sometimes you can't always include everything. The oximeter sensor is not included in the S20 series, on all devices in the range, so it can be used with Samsung Health.

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Devices with blood oxygen sensor Included are the following:

• Samsung Galaxy S5
• Samsung Galaxy S6
• Samsung Galaxy Edge S6
• Samsung Galaxy S7
• Samsung Galaxy S8
• Samsung Galaxy S9
• Samsung Galaxy S10
• Samsung Galaxy S10 +
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4
• Samsung Galaxy Note 5
• Samsung Galaxy Note 6
• Samsung Galaxy Note 7
• Samsung Galaxy Note 8
• Samsung Galaxy Note 9

The process to measure SpO2 with a Samsung mobile

Blood saturation levels the right way they guarantee that the cells of the body get to receive the oxygen that is needed. With just one of the phones on the Samsung list, it will be measured with the Samsung Health application, available in the Play Store if it is not installed on the phone.

This measurement is made specifically with a series of impulses on the finger, where it is placed, to measure the saturation of the blood. They are exact measurements, just like any of the Samsung models just by having the device in hand.

Wanting to measure blood oxygen with your Samsung mobile do the next step:

• Enter the Samsung Health application from your Samsung device
• At the bottom look for the option "Manage items"
• Click on "Oxygen in blood", click on "+" to display it on the application's home screen and finish with "Save"
• Now on the home screen click on "Blood oxygen", put a finger on the sensor on the back to start the measurement
• Hold your finger until the application shows a notice that you can remove it

Other options for measuring SPO2

Samsung has stopped installing the blood oxygen sensor in its new smartphonesAnother option apart from phones is having a smartwatch. The Korean firm has many watches to make an exact measurement and with prices that vary depending on the needs.

The watches with measurement of SPO2 are the following: Samsung Galaxy Fit, Galaxy Fit 2, Galaxy Watch, Watch Active, Watch Active 2 and Watch Ative 3. Any of them adds the oximeter in the stress meter, since it includes it in an important option especially to follow the daily routine.

Outside of Samsung, other sports bands and watches that measure blood oxygen are: Amazfit GTS 2, Amazfit GTR 2, Amazfit X, Amazfit Band 5, Garmin Vívosmart 4, Garmin Venu SQ, Garmin Vívoactive 4 / 4S, Garmin Forerunner 245, Garmin Forerunner 745, Garmin Forerunner 945, Xiaomi Mi Watch, Honor Band 5, Honor Magic Watch 2, Honor Watch GS Pro, Honor Watch ES, Huawei Band 4 Pro, Huawei Band 4, Huawei Watch GT2 and Huawei Watch GT2e.