Samsung Galaxy Ring will play nice with non-Samsung phones
The details of the Samsung Galaxy Ring, such as pricing, availability, and features, were officially announced last week during the company’s Galaxy Unpacked event. If you’re interested in the features of a smartwatch but don’t want to wear a watch, a smart ring like the Samsung Galaxy Ring is a good alternative.
That being said, we’re sure some of you have questions regarding compatibility and whether you can use the Samsung Galaxy Ring with a non-Samsung phone. The simple answer is yes, you can (except for iOS devices). This is according to a post on X by M. Brandon Lee who confirmed it following reports that the Galaxy Ring will only work with Samsung phones.
All users need to do is install several of Samsung’s apps on their phones for it to work. This includes Galaxy Wearable, Samsung Health, and SmartThings. Before you get too excited, take note that there is a catch. If you do plan on using the Galaxy Ring on another handset, you won’t get features like Energy Score, Galaxy AI health recommendations, Find My Ring, and other features like gesture control.
All the main health features are still available. So if you largely plan on using it for health tracking, you can. It’s just the extra stuff that will be omitted. We’re not sure if Samsung plans to expand availability of these features to non-Samsung phones in the future. We’ll have to wait and see.
If you’re interested in picking up the Galaxy Ring, it is available for purchase on Amazon for $399.99.
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