Samsung Bows Health-Related Tools at Start of Developer Conference

Samsung announced new tools for its developer conference that kicked off Wednesday at the Moscone Convention Center North in San Francisco and online. Tools include the Samsung Privileged Health SDK program for select partners to identify early signs of driver fatigue and stress; the Fall Detection API to build on sensors and algorithms on the Galaxy Watch; an open-source research project for educational, clinical and healthcare programmers using insights from Galaxy watches and wearables; plus ongoing opportunities for partners with Health Connect, a fitness collaboration with Google, Samsung said. The tools are designed to help developers and communities shape health, wellness and safety habits for consumers, it said.