Samsung launches app so you remember to wash your hands

Hand Wash is a free mobile app that can be downloaded from the Galaxy Store for use on Samsung smartwatches, such as the Galaxy Watch Active2.

One of the simplest, but most important measures to combat diseases is correct and constant handwashing, as experts at the global level have made it known in the midst of this contingency and the World Health Organization (WHO) itself.

For this reason and to make this task easier to remember, Samsung launched an app for its smartwatches called “Hand wash”Which serves to monitor and create alerts that allow you to continuously wash your hands and thereby protect your health.

The app is available in the Galaxy Store completely free of charge and although at the moment it is only available in English, it can now be downloaded in Chile for smart watches such as Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Watch Active2.

Although there is an increasing awareness of handwashing, this involves intensifying a routine and these changes require a little discipline. Therefore, it is that Hand Wash monitors the hand washing done and also creates personalized alerts, while collecting numbers by preparing statistics on it to track daily washing trends.. In addition, it shows the time elapsed since the last wash to give users an alert feeling about their hygiene in real time.

The application periodically reminds the user that each wash is exhaustive for 20 seconds

The application periodically reminds the user that each wash is exhaustive for 20 seconds, according to WHO recommendations and comes with pre-set reminders that users can customize according to their needs and schedules.

Every time the user starts the wash sequence, the app tracks time and provides users with feedback. For example, Mark the elapsed time: five seconds are to open the faucet and apply soap, while 20 seconds are to wash your hands. If users skip some of the scheduled reminders, it also promptly notify.