Galaxy Watch Ultra (Wear OS 5.0) - Event Monitoring Sample Not Work

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Dear Samsung Developer Team,

I am testing the Event Monitoring sample app on Galaxy Watch Ultra running Wear OS 5.0.

However, the app does not seem to work as expected. Specifically, none of the event listeners such as FALL_DETECTED are triggered, even when I simulate the appropriate conditions. I have followed all the setup instructions and confirmed the Health Services and permissions are correctly configured.

Here is my test environment:

  • Device: Galaxy Watch Ultra
  • OS: Wear OS 5.0 (One UI Watch version: 6.0 Watch)
  • App: Event Monitoring sample from the Samsung Health blog
  • SDK version: [e.g., com.samsung.health:health-services-1.0.0-beta01]

I would appreciate your support in confirming whether this sample app is expected to work with Galaxy Watch Ultra on Wear OS 5.0. If additional setup or permissions are required, please advise.

Thank you in advance.

Best regards,

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Hello,
Welcome to the community.

Please conduct test again with following below approaches:

  1. Set the fall detection mode to “always.” [Settings > Safety and emergency > Hard fall detection “on” > When to detect falls > select “always”]
  2. Wear the watch and actually fall on a hard surface (impact motions like hitting with a fist are not acceptable).
  3. Remain still for at least 30 seconds after falling.

Above are the mandatory conditions to trigger fall in real time.
Please note that fall should be “hard fall”.

Thanks
Shamima
Samsung Developer Program team

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Dear Samsung Developer Team,

Thank you for your previous response regarding the Event Monitoring sample app on the Galaxy Watch Ultra running Wear OS 5.0.

I have conducted the tests as suggested:

  • Set the fall detection mode to “always” in the system settings.

  • Worn the watch and attempted real fall simulations, ensuring to remain still for more than 30 seconds after the fall.

Unfortunately, the FALL_DETECTED event was still not triggered.

In addition, I attempted to simulate the event using the following adb command:

adb shell am broadcast -a "whs.FALL_OVER" com.google.android.wearable.healthservices

However, the whs.FALL_OVER event was not received by the application.

Could you please confirm:

  1. Whether the Event Monitoring sample app is expected to work with the Galaxy Watch Ultra on Wear OS 5.0 (One UI Watch 6.0)?

  2. If there are additional configurations, permissions, or SDK versions required?

  3. Whether adb-based simulation of fall detection events is officially supported?

I would greatly appreciate further guidance or any troubleshooting steps you can suggest to help resolve this issue.

Thank you for your continued support.

Best regards,

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Dear Samsung Developer Team,

Please help to advise.

Best regards,

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Dear Shamima-san,

Thank you for your previous response regarding the Event Monitoring sample app on the Galaxy Watch Ultra running Wear OS 5.0.

I have conducted the tests as suggested:

  • Set the fall detection mode to “always” in the system settings.

  • Worn the watch and attempted real fall simulations, ensuring to remain still for more than 30 seconds after the fall.

Unfortunately, the FALL_DETECTED event was still not triggered.

In addition, I attempted to simulate the event using the following adb command:

adb shell am broadcast -a "whs.FALL_OVER" com.google.android.wearable.healthservices

However, the whs.FALL_OVER event was not received by the application.

Could you please confirm:

  1. Whether the Event Monitoring sample app is expected to work with the Galaxy Watch Ultra on Wear OS 5.0 (One UI Watch 6.0)?

  2. If there are additional configurations, permissions, or SDK versions required?

  3. Whether adb-based simulation of fall detection events is officially supported?

I would greatly appreciate further guidance or any troubleshooting steps you can suggest to help resolve this issue.

Thank you for your continued support.

Best regards,

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Dear Shamima-san,

Please help.