How to enable ‘Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification’ feature on your Galaxy Watch

The Samsung Galaxy Watch series has produced some of the best smartwatches of the past few years alongside the Apple Watch series. It also happens to be among the better options for Android phone users. Now, Samsung has made the Galaxy Watch even better with a critical new health feature, that can finally be enabled.

We’re talking about Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN), a potentially life-saving feature that can save your life. Here’s how it works, which Galaxy Watch models support it, and how you can enable the same.

What is Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification?

The new Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification feature constantly monitors the heart rate of the user and recognises a pattern for your regular heart rate. This can be across multiple activities from sleeping to during workouts.

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However, when your heart is not beating regularly, the feature will recognise the irregular beating rate and alert you of the same. This helps users get a peek at early symptoms of several heart-related ailments like a heart stroke.

Which Samsung Galaxy Watch models support the feature?

Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification is supported on the Samsung Galaxy Watch4 series, the Galaxy Watch5 series, the Galaxy Watch6 series and the new Galaxy Watch7 series. It can also be enabled on the new Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra.

How to enable Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification on your Galaxy Watch

To enable the new feature, download/update the Samsung Health Monitor app from the Galaxy Store (not to be confused with the regular Samsung Health app) on your Samsung phone.

Open the app and accept any necessary permissions the app needs to function. You can now create a profile and reach the main screen. Here, you can turn on Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification using the toggle. Follow on-screen instructions to get the feature up and running.