@samsungmobileus.bsky.social I’m not a fanboy but I benefit from the coordination between my Galaxy phone and tablet. When I considered a health tracking ring, I held out for the #GalaxyRing thinking there would be similar benefit but I am feeling real #RingRegret and am ready to give up on my ring. - ThreadSky

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chrisnelsonpe.bsky.social • 185 days ago

@samsungmobileus.bsky.social I’m not a fanboy but I benefit from the coordination between my Galaxy phone and tablet. When I considered a health tracking ring, I held out for the #GalaxyRing thinking there would be similar benefit but I am feeling real #RingRegret and am ready to give up on my ring.

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chrisnelsonpe.bsky.social•185 days ago

The problems are legion. In every way I want to use it, the #GalaxyRing is inferior to the $30 Mi band I intended it to replace. My primary use is for fitness tracking. I ride a stationary bike and I use a rowing machine. #RingRegret

chrisnelsonpe.bsky.social•185 days ago

When I ride my stationary bike, Health consistently reports twice the calories burned than the bike does. A web search shows that the bike and the band are in the ballpark of expected numbers. The Samsung Health app is just wrong. (Maybe that’s not the #GalaxyRing’s fault.) #RingRegret

chrisnelsonpe.bsky.social•185 days ago

When I row, Health reports no HR at all. Perhaps gripping the rower disrupts #GalaxyRing HR measurement but a manual measurement after rowing (while I can still feel my heart racing) is ~1.8x resting HR. The band more reasonably reported 2.5-2.6x resting HR during and after rowing. #RingRegret

chrisnelsonpe.bsky.social•185 days ago

Sleep tracking is also terrible. The band sometimes missed when I went to bed but I could correct the data. The #GalaxyRing & Samsung app get it wrong by 2-3 hours 2-4 nights a week and I can’t fix it. Then it tells me the next day that I should go to bed earlier to improve my energy! #RingRegret

chrisnelsonpe.bsky.social•185 days ago

My frustrations are just amplified by the terrible “community” where issues are marked “resolved” though no resolution is provided. Keep the thread open, let others say “me, too.” By closing the threads without resolution, you look foolish and uninterested in helping users. #GalaxyRing #RingRegret

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