It works on a different monitoring method and requires 2 sleep cycles over 4 hours each in a 10 day window to start detecting.
>The feature, a software-only mobile medical app, uses smartwatch built-in sensors to monitor the user’s sleep for significant breathing disruptions associated with OSA. Users may track their sleep twice for more than four hours within a 10-day period to utilize the feature.
Samsung received FDA approval back in February:
https://aasm.org/samsung-galaxy-watch-sleep-apnea-feature-re...
It works on a different monitoring method and requires 2 sleep cycles over 4 hours each in a 10 day window to start detecting.
>The feature, a software-only mobile medical app, uses smartwatch built-in sensors to monitor the user’s sleep for significant breathing disruptions associated with OSA. Users may track their sleep twice for more than four hours within a 10-day period to utilize the feature.