How to Turn off Heart Rate on Galaxy Watch

Do you want to disable the heart rate monitor on your Samsung Galaxy Watch? There are many options to monitor and check the heart rate on a Galaxy Watch like continuously measuring your heart rate and manually measuring your heart rate. However, if you’re someone who measures the heart rate manually then there’s no need to keep the heart monitoring feature on. So, in this post, you’ll learn how to disable the heart rate monitor on Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 or Galaxy Watch 3/4/5/6 and also Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch Ultra.

Samsung Galaxy smartwatches are excellent productivity tools, but they can also be used to track fitness. Heart rate monitoring is one beneficial function. In the meantime, the LED lights (green lights) on the Galaxy watch flash hundreds of times per second to compute the number of times the heart beats each minute.

Furthermore, Samsung smartwatches have used heart rate sensors since the Gear 2, which was introduced in 2014. Your heart rate may be measured by any contemporary Samsung Gear or Galaxy smartwatch. Smartwatches, on the other hand, are not medical devices and should not be used to make a diagnosis.

Moreover, your smartwatch’s heart rate monitor is important, but it’s also a significant energy drainer. If you live an active lifestyle, the heart rate monitor and other health equipment can provide you with valuable information. However, if you’re like me and don’t use the heart rate monitor very frequently, turning it off is the greatest way to preserve battery life.

Turn Off Heart Rate Monitor on Watch Active 2

The below steps are mainly for Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 and before. 

So, here are the steps to turn off and disable the heart rate monitor on Samsung Watch.

Step 1. On your Galaxy Watch press the bottom button to open the home app drawer. Find and locate the Samsung Health app and tap to open the app.

Step 2. Scroll down and tap on the heart icon.

Step 3. Finally, tap the Settings or gear icon at the bottom.

Step 4. Here, you’ll have three options: Measure continuously, Every 10 mins while still, and Manual measurement. So, to disable the heart rate monitor, simply select Manual measurement. After this, unless you manually take a reading, your Galaxy Watch will never record your heart rate.

Disable Heart Rate Sensor on Samsung Galaxy Watch 3/4/5/6/7 & Galaxy Watch Ultra

• Go to the Settings.

• Scroll down and select Health.

• Tap on Heart rate.

• Finally, choose Manual only.

That’s it. In this wearable post, we’ve shown you the method to turn off and disable the heart rate monitor on Samsung Galaxy Watch. In the meantime, we also added the steps to measure the heart manually on Galaxy Watch. 

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