Samsung seems to be on the strange mission of cutting down as many bells and whistles as possible on the Samsung Health app.
Tech-wise, Samsung started cutting features last year when it surprisingly removed weight, food, and caffeine tracking from the app that many users relied on. Certainly there were better apps for that – the Fitbit app was a favorite with those who owned the fitness machine, and MyFitnessPal was a go-to place too. But that was where Samsung Health really stopped being an ecosystem.
One of the best things about Samsung Health (and Apple Health, by the way) is that you can have most of your fitness needs done in one organized place instead of jumping back and forth between apps.
And so far, that has included quite a few workout videos from Samsung Health that many users have enjoyed as a way to keep fit at home. The videos included workouts from Echelon, BodyBuilding.com, 300FIT, BlessLife, Keep, and Skimble.
The change was first discovered by SamMobilewhen all of Samsung Health’s training videos suddenly disappeared in South Korea on Wednesday. With avid users left there no less than confused, the change may well spill over to the rest of the global markets, and ultimately us. Just like last year the removal of food tracking began in Germany, but quickly spread worldwide in a universal update.
For anyone who has relied on Samsung Health to keep track of the free exercise programs in their gym, this is definitely going to be a frustrating break in their routine.
The South Korean user who originally reported its deletion had been enjoying Samsung Health workouts for 3 years, he said, and was shocked to wake up one morning to find they were gone. The Samsung moderator he contacted for support simply told him the videos had been “discontinued” and that he should just search for them on YouTube instead.
Switching to YouTube shouldn’t be too difficult for most users, however, as most of Samsung Health’s YouTubers are very active on YouTube as well – and there is an essentially infinite wealth of free workouts out there, from thousands of different creators.
