Galaxy Watch owners have noticed an influx of frequent high-stress alerts since updating to One UI 8 Watch, despite no change in their lifestyle. Whether it's a glitch or a hypersensitive new algorithm tracking stress levels, Samsung isn't the first smartwatch brand to confuse and stress its users with sudden data changes, and it won't be the last.
Android Authority first called attention to Reddit posts from Galaxy Watch 7 owners complaining of multiple high-stress warnings per day, having never gotten them before the Wear OS 6 update. They also replicated the issue on a Galaxy Watch 8.
