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Samsung Health's new Scan Meal feature could make calorie tracking effortless

Plus, a ton of new upgrades for sleep and fitness tracking

Samsung Health's new Scan Meal feature could make calorie tracking effortless

Samsung Health has released an update that enhances the Sleep Coaching feature and introduces a new Scan Meal function. The Sleep Coaching feature provides personalized feedback to improve sleep quality by incorporating users' goals and data into daily habits. This is an improvement over previous criteria, which required users to have seven days of data within a month to initiate Sleep Coaching.

A new pentagon-shaped Sleep Balance graph consolidates five important sleep indicators, such as sleep time, regularity, awakenings during the night, sleep satisfaction, and Energy Score, allowing users to view all key data at a glance.

In addition to the Sleep Coaching update, Samsung Health is adding the Scan Meal feature to make calorie tracking more effortless. Users can snap a photo of their meal, and the app will break down the nutritional information, ingredients, and calorie content. The feature is currently in beta in the United States, allowing users to snap photos of their meals and receive detailed nutritional insights, including diet scores categorized into four tiers: Needs Attention, Fair, Good, and Excellent.

The Scan Meal feature is a much-anticipated addition, as it simplifies the process of tracking diet and nutrition without the need for manual input.

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