Monitoring your Heart Rate with Samsung Health

Last Update date : Sep 29. 2026

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Samsung Health helps you stay fit and tracks your movements and habits to ensure you have accurate, up to date health information whenever you need it. One way the app lets you keep up with your health is the heart rate monitoring function.

View of the heart rate option in Samsung Health measured with a Samsung Watch.

Note:

  • The heart rate monitoring function is provided for health management purposes only, not for diagnosis or treatment of diseases.

  • You can set notifications in your Galaxy Watch and you can check the Samsung Health notification history on your phone.

How to Measure your Heart Rate with your Galaxy Watch

1 Swipe up on your watch face and open the Samsung Health app.
Launch Samsung Health app
2 Tap on Heart rate.

If you can't find the heart rate button, you may need to add it to your dashboard via your phone.
Tap 'Edit on Phone', go to your phone, hit the + icon, go to vitals, and add a heart rate module.
Tap Heart rate
3 Tap on Measure.
Select Measure
4 Please stay still. Your Galaxy Watch will start measuring your Heart rate.
Measuring heart rate
5 When the measurement is complete, you will be able to view your results.
Viewing Results

Samsung Health measures your heart rate through the heart rate sensor of the Galaxy Watch. You can measure your heart rate in three different ways:


  • Measure continuously or Always

  • The Galaxy Watch automatically records your heart rate during workouts. You can check your heart rate through exercise results.


  • Every 10 minutes while still or Frequent

  • Measures your heart rate every 10 minutes when you are still.


  • Manual measurement only or Never

  • You can measure your heart rate manually. 

1 Swipe up on your watch face and open the Samsung Health app.
Launch Samsung Health app
2 Tap on Heart rate.
Tap Heart rate
3 Scroll down to Settings.
Select Settings
4 Choose your preferred Heart Rate Measurement setting.
Select preferred measurement setting

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