The Morning After: Samsung gets FDA approval for its sleep apnea feature on Galaxy Watch

The Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to a sleep apnea detection feature on Galaxy Watch devices in the US .

It has already picked up approval in South Korea , but Samsung says this is the first approval of its kind in the country.

The feature looks for signs of moderate-to-severe OSA over a two-night monitoring period.

Samsung plans to add the feature to compatible Galaxy Watch wearables in the third quarter of 2024 .