Samsung still has plans to launch an AI Healthcare Coach feature in the U.S. before the end of 2025, despite it being rumored for some time, and not arriving with the latest Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Classic smartwatches.
“The healthcare coaching service will assist patients with medical diagnosis,” according to ETNews.com, which is the latest publication to indicate the feature will come out this year. It’s described as a chatbot inside the Samsung Health app, and a key way the company plans to boost its current monthly active user count of 70 million people worldwide.
Samsung Health is the top health management app in South Korea with more than 10 million monthly active users, according to the same report. The quoted statistics show just how far ahead of the competition it is, with the health app in second place having only 1.86 million monthly active users.
The AI Healthcare Coach was previously discussed by Samsung’s head of Mobile Experience, Park Hun-soo, at the end of July. He said the chatbot will analyze data collected by Samsung wearables, help manage medications and prescriptions, and act as a daily food intake calendar too.
However, Park also said that while the AI coach may alert users to changes in their health, it would not perform diagnosis or recommend treatment. This will bring its functionality in line with similar features including Oura’s AI Advisor inside the Oura Ring’s app.
After Samsung’s AI Healthcare Coach arrives, it may eventually use data and services provided by Xealth, a digital health company acquired by Samsung in July 2025. Its specialist healthcare data platform is used by more than 500 hospitals in the U.S., and Samsung’s T.M. Roh gave a hint about its future plans.
We believe the acquisition of Xealth, with its accumulated expertise and extensive healthcare network, will be an anchor to accelerate Samsung’s efforts to support health systems and digital health partners through a truly connected care.
Park also calmed any concerns the AI Healthcare Coach will be one of Samsung’s first subscription-based health features, saying it will be free to use, but added services introduced around it later may come with an extra cost.
There’s currently no final release date for the feature, but it’s expected to initially arrive as a beta version. Samsung has scheduled a press conference at the IFA technology trade show in Berlin for September 4, which may be an opportunity for its grand unveiling.
Research showed the AI healthcare market was worth $26 billion in 2024, and is expected to rise to $187 billion by 2030, according to Grand View Research.