Samsung’s Galaxy Watches have been leaning harder into health features with every generation. Sleep scores, heart metrics, blood pressure, and much more are all big selling points. Samsung is removing the standalone Vascular Load feature for Galaxy Watch users in the United States.
According to a Samsung Health notice spotted by users on Reddit (via SammyGuru), the feature will no longer be available starting in late July with Samsung Health 7.0 and the One UI Watch 9 update. Samsung’s notice reportedly says existing Vascular Load records will also disappear from Samsung Health once the feature is removed. Users who want to keep that history need to export their personal data in advance through Samsung Health settings.
Why the replacement isn’t so great
Samsung is not leaving the space empty. The company is replacing Vascular Load with a new Blood Pressure Trend feature in the US. It sounds useful, but there’s a catch. Users will need to calibrate their Galaxy Watch with a traditional blood pressure cuff before using Blood Pressure Trend.
Samsung’s notice adds that the new feature will periodically measure blood pressure readings over time and offer trend information with wellness tips. It also carries the usual wellness disclaimer, meaning it is not meant to replace medical care.
So the trade-off is complicated. Vascular Load was a passive wellness metric. Blood Pressure Trend sounds more direct and potentially easier to understand. Though it asks you to bring another device into the setup.
Why this feels confusing
The biggest oddity is that the change appears to be US-specific. So it raises the question about whether regulation, labeling, feature overlap, or Samsung’s upcoming health-score system is behind the removal. Vascular Load may be folded into a broader Heart Health Score rather than disappearing entirely. But Samsung has not officially explained the full reasoning yet.
Digital Trends has reached out to Samsung for an official statement, and this story will be updated as soon as we hear back.
Until then, make sure to export the data if you use Vascular Load before this feature gets removed from your Galaxy Watch.