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Smart rings will stay niche until they add these missing features

You can buy Kickstarter smart rings with every feature and the kitchen sink, but not the features they REALLY need to break into the mainstream.

A recent Galaxy Ring leak suggests Samsung will add a"Lost Mode" function that triggers a flashing LED and disables any data sharing if someone else finds it. Blood pressure reading on a Galaxy Watch (Image credit: Samsung)Smart rings' popularity will depend on their accuracy, not an exhaustive list of data. Consumers are smart enough to notice the difference between accurate results and vague "wellness" diagnostics you can't trust, and no one should rely on blood pressure or AFib data that's not FDA-approved.

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