Overview
- Users of Galaxy Watch 7, Watch 8 and Watch Ultra report frequent high-stress notifications that do not match how they feel after installing One UI 8 Watch.
- Android Authority and Android Headlines note multiple alerts per day on recent models, with Android Authority observing the behavior on a Galaxy Watch 8.
- Samsung’s stress estimates rely on heart rate, heart-rate variability and activity data, raising the possibility that sensitivity changed with the new software.
- A temporary workaround lets users disable High stress alerts or switch to Measure only in the Samsung Health app’s Stress settings.
- The spike follows separate reports of inflated sleep scores, and outlets expect Samsung to investigate and address the issue in a future update.