Samsung is envisioning giving wearers of its Galaxy Ring advanced Minority Report-like powers not seen on a smart ring before.
No, we’re not talking about the ability of precognition – though that would be cool – but rather those fancy air gestures that Tom Cruise uses to control his futuristic computer system in Steven Spielberg’s 2002 sci-fi classic.
A recently published Samsung patent (via 91mobiles) reveals that the South Korean company is looking into giving smart ring wearers the ability to control the flow of data between its various devices.
This could be introduced on the Galaxy Ring 2 as well as being pushed out as a free software upgrade to the original.
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What does the Samsung patent describe?
The supplied illustrations depict a Galaxy Ring wearer controlling the content on a laptop and a tablet using various flicks and gestures.
Beyond simply manipulating it locally, it seems as if it will be possible to move this data between multiple devices connected to the same network.
Samsung also notes that such remote control inputs would not be limited to the ring form factor, but could also include a future S Pen stylus. Given that Samsung just took away the Air Actions function with the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, we’re getting decidedly mixed messages here.
Why is this so exciting?
Samsung launched its first generation smart ring, the Samsung Galaxy Ring, back in July 2024.
We found it to offer a stylish and comfortable health and fitness-tracking experience, though it’s an inherently limited offering when you consider the £399 asking price.
We can certainly see the appeal of giving Samsung’s smart ring project more to do by integrating it more tightly into the wider Samsung ecosystem.
As things stand, you can pair the Galaxy Ring with a compatible Galaxy smartphone, and then use a double pinch gesture to take a photo on the phone or to dismiss an alarm.
This newly revealed patent sees Samsung greatly expanding upon those tentative early steps at cross-device control, which could make its latest wearable way more useful.
