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Summary
- Samsung offers some tips on how not to use its new Galaxy Ring.
- Physical activities such as exercise are at particular risk of damaging your wearable device.
- While Samsung avoids using materials that irritate the skin, users are warned to be alert for reactions.
There is a first time for everything, and for many mobile fans, the new Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra galaxy ring It could be their first foray into the world of smart rings. And for a non-zero number of them, it’s probably their first time using them. any Ring, period. Slipping a ring onto your finger may seem like the easiest thing in the world, but Samsung (and its legal team) have clearly been spending a lot of time thinking about what could go wrong, and have come up with some pretty detailed warnings for new Galaxy Ring owners.
Much of this may seem obvious: A ring is just sitting there, exposed on your hand, and if you move your hands around and bang them against hard objects, you’ll likely damage any rings. But there are also specific situations that someone just starting out with rings may not have thought about yet: Exercise equipment may seem reasonably safe, but you don’t want to pick up a heavy barbell and transfer all that pressure to the small surface area of a ring. Samsung has a fairly detailed list prepared for any potential buyer (via Sam Mobile).
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The manufacturer offers some specific tips for the Galaxy Ring’s smart features, like step counting, which could get confusing if you’re wearing a bunch of magnets, so, we guess, take off that silly bracelet your caddy told you would improve your disability.
We also see a lot of focus on the materials that make up the Galactic Ring, as well as, oddly, the problematic ones that… Noto which Samsung pays inordinate attention. Even after all this insistence that there is nothing inside that could cause a skin reaction, the company still warns that you should stop using the Ring and consult a doctor if any problems arise.
As with any type of new product, there will be a learning curve, but we’re glad to finally see smart rings making progress toward mainstream adoption.