Samsung announced the Galaxy Ring in full glory earlier this month, making it the first mainstream brand to launch a product in this category. Most people have assumed that the Galaxy Ring will only work if you have a Samsung Galaxy phone, which wouldn’t have been shocking to us. While the Galaxy Ring is yet to get a wider launch, some reviewers have been using the smart ring from Samsung, and making it work with a non-Samsung phone.
Samsung Galaxy Ring Works With Non-Galaxy Phones
The details about this support has been shared by a YouTuber this week, who claims to be using the Galaxy Ring with a Nothing phone. He talks about needing the Galaxy Wearable app available on the Play Store to pair the smart ring with their non-Samsung phone.
Samsung could also ask the non-Samsung user to download the Samsung Health and its SmartThings app to fully utilise the features of the Galaxy Ring on their device.
Having said that, we would be shocked to see the Galaxy AI features work on the Galaxy Ring if you pair it with a non-Samsung phone. The company will obviously have some incentive to use its own-branded phones, especially the premium models to get the best out of its smart ring and make it a broader part of the ecosystem.
But it is good to see Samsung not lock the product to its lineup and allow more people to invest in the device even if they don’t want all the bells and whistles that the company offers for its own phones. Reports also say that iPhones will eventually become compatible with the Galaxy Ring which could be a smart move from the South Korean giant.
The Galaxy Ring is getting a limited release for now priced at around 35,000 in the US and it is assumed that the product will be coming to other countries like India at a later date.
