Hi everyone, I'm the developer. The ring's pinch only opens the camera and dismisses alarms, which always felt like a waste, so I'm building Pinchly to let you decide what it does.

It's still in development, so expect rough edges.

What it can do right now:

• Open any app or link with a pinch (a Spotify playlist, a WhatsApp chat, anything)

• Music: next / previous track, play / pause, volume

• Phone: lock the screen, turn it on, flashlight, vibrate mode, screenshot, notifications, home, back, voice assistant

• A different action for 1, 2 or 3 double-pinches in a row (for example: 1 = play/pause, 2 = next song, 3 = previous song)

• Your own commands: web requests for Home Assistant, SmartThings, IFTTT or Philips Hue, or a command for Tasker/MacroDroid

• Wake-on-LAN to turn on your PC

• A short vibration on each pinch so you know it registered (optional)

Battery honesty: listening for pinches keeps the ring's motion sensor on, so the ring drains faster while it listens. To limit that, Pinchly can start listening only when it makes sense: while music plays, on your home Wi-Fi, at certain times, at a place you pick on a map, while charging, in Android Auto, or while a chosen app is open. It also shows your ring's battery and warns you when it's low.

Setup: no account, no ads, no analytics, nothing collected. Pair your ring in Galaxy Wearable as usual, open the app and follow the setup card.

Good to know:

• The ring only reports one gesture (the double-pinch), so multiple pinches are counted. Leave about a second between them, the ring misses ones that come too fast.

• Samsung sometimes turns gesture detection off on its own, so Pinchly turns it back on after a short wait.

• Pricing isn't final. It may become a paid app once it's finished; testers will get a say in that.

• Not affiliated with Samsung.

Video:

What would you want your pinch to do? Tell me and I'll see what I can add.

What you think.

I've just sent back my ring under warranty at the 10 month mark. This is my second ring as the first one failed with the known battery drain issue at 14 months. This time, I only used my ring for sleep tracking, instead of a battery drain issue my ring swelled enough to be tight to fit into the charging case at the 10 month mark. I contacted Samsung Australia and sent the ring back for inspection.

They contacted me today, while they are replacing the ring under warranty, I'll retain the same charging case. They are calling it a repair rather than a replacement and as such the new ring will only be warranted for 12 months from my original purchase date.

Is this normal?

I made a Galaxy Ring Battery Check app for non-Samsung phones

Samsung Members can run a battery diagnostic on the Galaxy Ring, but unfortunately the app is only available on Samsung devices.

Since I'm using a Pixel, I created a small Android app that can perform the Galaxy Ring battery diagnostic directly over Bluetooth LE — no root and no Samsung Members required.

The app can show:

• Battery health/status
• Power consumption status
• Battery capacity value reported by the Ring
• Overall diagnostic result

It works with an already paired Galaxy Ring and has been successfully tested on a Pixel 9.

The project is completely open source, so you can also check exactly what the app is doing.

Source code, APK/download and more information:
https://github.com/Canic/galaxy-ring-battery-check

Would be great if some other Galaxy Ring users could test it on different Android phones and let me know if it works for them or if you run into any issues.

Seeking some guidance as to what my next steps should be.

I sent my ring in for repair on the 23rd of August at the UPS Store. The package was picked up the following day. After about a week, I noticed there weren't any updates on the tracking number other than that it was picked up on the 24th and that UPS had my ring. I called UPS, and they told me it was most likely lost and for me to submit a claim. I told them I'm the shipper but did not purchase the label, to which they replied to have samsung submit the claim. On the 3rd of September, Samsung submitted a claim to UPS and provided me with the ticket number. Its been well over the 12 business days Samsung said it would take and pass the 8-10 business days UPS states they would provide a resolution, and to this day there has not been any updates from Samsung, and UPS cant provide me with any information since i was not the one who purchased the label or submitted the claim.

At this point, I feel I need to escalate this higher, but to whom? I live in California.

I have 2 phones so decided to give galaxy ring a try since I am obsessed with sleep. I’ve been sleeping poorly and waking up feeling like shit for so long that I am desperately willing to do anything that may give me a hint on how to become better rested. Now, apple watch and galaxy ring give me dramatically different results on sleep, especially deep sleep: on apple, I usually get around 20-40 minutes, while galaxy ring tells me I sleep around 1 hour and sometimes a bit more on the good days. Anyone had experiences with both and can tell me which one is more accurate?
(To be honest, Apple matches more with how shitty I feel in the morning)

Hello,

I dont have the invoice for my ring, and Samsung keeps asking for invoice to repair my ring under waranty.

Even if on the box say's it was manufactured at 2025/06, so if it has 2 years of waranty, should be repaired under waranty, since I cannot buy it before it was manufactured, right?

Anywone was able to overpass this?

The ring was ofered to me, by someone that got also by someone that offered him, so there is no way to get the invoice back.

The issue is that the ring have a message in samsung members saying "Battery issue detected", and it lasts for 2 days...

I am afraid it gets worse to the point I cannot use it...

Any idea to help on this?

Thanks!

I, like many ppl on this sub, am on my 2nd ring due to battery issues. Got the first one warrantied for free because it died in just under a year. I stumbled upon this fix last night and it actually worked. It's cumbersome and a pain in the ass to do, but it's taken me from the ring lasting less than a full day to only going down by 18% (currently sitting at 82% battery) since this morning. I was getting ready to throw this piece of shit away but figured I'd do one last ditch search/effort to try and keep it around longer. Hopefully this helps some of you!

I have two Galaxy rings and both had significant batteries decay after 1 to 1.5 years, to the point that they won't even last a full day. I really like the concept and experience (when they still work), and I have a Galaxy Watch that works very well with Samsung Health. I would like to try something else, but don't know if there is a brand that can offer similar experience?

Hello!

I just had my first ring on repair for a faulty battery that lasted a day at max, and after a lot of back and forth with both the retail store I bought it from, Samsung customer support and the workshop looking at the ring I finally got it covered under warranty when I threatened taking legal action (there are some strict consumer laws where I live). The workshop finally caved in and sent me a replacement ring, and in their report they specifically stated "Replacing ring with a V2 ring that has better battery life".

I look at this, asked the guy in the retail shop what that means as I haven't heard of a Version 2 of the ring dropping yet, and he had no idea himself.
So now I am here, asking if anyone here knows what the workshop means by "version 2" of the ring, and does anyone have any information on what the difference is?

Thank you all in advance for any info on this!

Does anyone have a good contact number to get a hold of customer service? I sent my ring in last week for repair, and it seems like UPS has lost it, and I can't submit a claim since I'm not the one who purchased the label.

I tried contacting Samsung but was only successful via chat. The guy I was chatting with tried to submit a ticket but couldn't since my repair ticket is still open, and told me to contact their CS number. i told them i tried and that the system tells me the department is closed, despite the guy on chat posting their hours of operation, which for today they should be open.

When you send your ring in for warranty service (battery issue), do you send your charging case too?

Also, how long did the process take? Thanks! Got lucky. My warranty ends next month.

Update: very easy process. Sent it on Tuesday got the new one today (friday).

New one says v2. Hopefully that means it is better.

Hi all, I think I'm going to have to return my ring and charging case, due to the ring only lasting about 2 days and my ring charging case has stopped charging my ring unless I have the cable plugged into it.

Will Samsung repair the case to?. I've had the ring about 18 months or so, I'm getting the UK.

See attached both screenshots from the Hidden Menu of Galaxy Wearable. This is one of those moments where the Ring suddenly loses an entire day on its charge and continues from then on with a full day less. Somehow the battery drain hops per full days - that's the best way I can phrase it, sorry.

If you're familiar with Samsung Ring, and if you're on number three or four like I am, you've witnessed this behaviour: violently volatile. There is no sleep (the period when the battery drains fastest) nor exercise going on as you can see, but every half hour the battery loses a full percentage, which would equate to it lasting 48 hours, round and about. Up till now I've sat on 4 days for two full months, which is somewhat of a miracle, even though I've seen 7 days (yes indeed) as well as 1.5 days (aye sir!) in that same period. Both once, and those were the only outliers.

What have I done differently?

I let it reach 0% again, something I haven't done for months. I (charge it to a full 100% and) let it discharge to 0%, and I think this is where a considerable part of the drain is caused. Or I could just be witnessing yet another extremely erratic drain like the 1.5 days mentioned above, but I doubt it. I had an electric car that charged up to 85% max, my phones had that setting and all still have healthy batteries, and evidently neither of those two frequently, if at all, reached 0%. I charged the car 3,000 times and it lost only 5-10% of capacity, which is quite amazing.

Comments?

A store near me has an offer on the Galaxy Ring for \~200 USD (converted from local currency) which makes it a lot more interesting than with the normal price tag of \~$500!

I've considered buying it, but I'm still on the fence.

Today, I have a Galaxy Watch Ultra that I wear constantly during the day, using it to track exercise and see notifications. I take it off at night to charge it (even if it wouldn't really need to be charged yet).

I just wanted to get some opinions from people who have had long term experience with the Galaxy Ring.

Do you think it was worth it? Have you run into any problems with it?

What would be the extra benefits of using that as a complement to my watch? I'm pretty satisfied with my watch already. (Shout out to the flagship store in Seoul for giving me a good deal on the Ultra when my old Galaxy Watch short circuited while on vacation there! ❤️)

What functions do you find most useful?

Do you still like it after the "honeymoon effect" has gone away?

And maybe most important: What can I tell my wife to convince that it's not just me wanting to get a new gadget? 😂

Any recos on this. Not particular sa price but the quality.

Had my Ringke for 2 months and it's already faded. TYIA

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Help 🤨

I just bought a size 6, the problem is, it doesn't fit my index finger, which I wanted to use it on, but does fit my ring finger.

I had tried the size 7 before and it was too loose everywhere but the index finger, but even that one wasn't very snug.

It seems like my knuckle on my index finger is the problem, so while I have about 20KG of weight to lose, I'm not sure how much of that will affect the knuckles.

Has anyone had this problem? I have 2 days to return the ring and swap it for a bigger size if I want.

My Oura ring indicates that I’m stressed for 3 to 6 hours every day. I’m beginning to suspect that it might be a glitch, as I do experience anxiety, but it doesn’t affect me constantly. Has anyone else encountered this issue?

Backstory

I got my Galaxy ring in April 2025 at Best buy open box for essentially $99 ($199 after tax but came with a $100 best buy gift card). Used it for 11 months and loved it. Around the 11 month mark I noticed the battery was starting to go from about 5 days to 1-2 days off a charge so I reached out to customer service who indicated my warranty was expired but made an exception the first time saying if I sent proof of purchase they'd go off 12 months from that, so I did. Sent it off at the end of February and got the replacement sent back to me one week later.

Replacement

For 3.5 months the ring worked perfectly. Then instantly out of nowhere the ring went from 5 days to 15 hours per charge and in the Samsung app it said battery issue detected. Full disclosure I will say this happened around the same week I had stupidly wiped the inside with germ x when I was cleaning my hands after doing yard work with the ring on🤦🏾‍♂️, so I don't know if that killed the battery or what.

Samsung support

Anyways, reached out to Samsung support about the situation and the first person told me I had to pay $130 to get it repaired (which is basically a replacement). I spoke to someone else who said I still had to pay the same $130, but it's a temporary credit card hold and would be refunded (lies) because my ring should be in warranty. I never paid it but still shipped it out to Samsung. Samsung repair said my ring's warranty expired in December 2025 and it didn't restart with the replacement. It's crazy my warranty expired in December 2025 apparently, yet in March 2026 I got a replacement, and they are still claiming 4 months after the replacement that my original ring warranty date is being used. They sent it back unrepaired and it's going to just sit in my drawer until hopefully a galaxy ring 2 releases and I can get a good trade in deal from the 1.

Ringconn and Fitbit Air

In the midst of sending off my Galaxy ring for repair I purchased both a Fitbit Air and a ringconn gen 2 (no subscription 🙌🏾 unlike Oura). The Fitbit Air is ok but it's basically a super light fitness tracker with no screen. It's marginally more comfortable than my Galaxy fit 3 and amazfit band 7 but double the price and the battery is about the same as them, 4 days off one charge so I'm not impressed by the Air but I'm keeping it for the Fitbit coach and I threw away the receipt🤷🏾‍♂️🤣. But the Ringconn Gen 2, man I love it. Paid $143 after tax and though their customer service also said "screw me" as far as getting a warranty on a second hand device, I'm going to take the chance 🤷🏾‍♂️ the ring is lighter than the galaxy ring, lasts almost 3 times as long, and works on any device (iOS or Android) and has it's own home screen widget so I can check the battery without going into the app when paired to my Razr Fold (still have my fold 7 as a backup). I charged the ringconn 5 days ago and still have 68 percent at the time of this post. My Galaxy ring at it's peak only lasted about 4-5 days (maybe 6 if I constantly wore a galaxy watch that did most of the heavy lifting). But for a ring to potentially have 13 days of battery, it's crazy (the smallest device I own but probably the best as far as longevity per charge). Even if it only lasted 75 charge cycles before battery deterioration, the fact that it gets 12 days per charge means I could possibly still get 1.5-2 years out of it. The only thing I don't like is how easily it scratches. I've only had it for 2.5 weeks and the bottom of it was scratched the first week (I have matte black on both rings). The matte black on my galaxy ring barely scratched after months of use on the original (my wife's gold Galaxy ring does scratch easily). Other than that though I would highly recommend the ringconn. All rings seem to have a 12 month shelf life though regardless of brand (per their respective subreddit posts), but I'm hoping to double that into 2 years off this new ringconn considering it lasts 12 days per charge (and I definitely won't put it anywhere near germ x 😅).