What is the double pinch gesture on the Galaxy Ring?

GIF of a hand wearing a Galaxy Ring, pinching its index finger and thumb together

The double pinch gesture is a multi-purpose feature of the Galaxy Ring that enables you to control your smartphone with a hand gesture.
Simply double pinch your fingers with the ring on one of them to take a picture / video or quickly turn off an alarm.

Find out more about how to use the Samsung Galaxy Ring. 

Please note: Gestures are only available on Galaxy Rings that are paired with Galaxy smartphones running One UI 6.1.1 or above.

1 Open the Wearable App
Wearable app icon
2 Tap Gestures
Gestures setting highlighted
3 Tap Try it to practice using the double pinch gesture
Try it button of the Gestures setting highlighted
4 You will be notified if you are doing the gesture correctly or incorrectly
Double pinch incorrect message Double pinch incorrect message
Double pinch correct message Double pinch correct message

Please note: This gesture works best with your middle or index finger

5 Tap the toggle you want to enable
Dismiss alarm toggle enabled Dismiss alarm toggle enabled

Dismiss alarm: Dismiss alarm by using the double pinch gesture

Take picture or video toggle enabled Take picture or video toggle enabled

Take a picture or video: Take picture or video by using the double pinch gesture

Please note: Both actions can be turned on at the same time. In the case an alarm goes off while the Camera app is open, double pinching will turn off the alarm first. 

6 Your double pinch gestures are set up and ready to be used

Wearing your Galaxy Watch and Ring at the same time will save power on your Ring by limiting the heart rate and sleep data it is tracking. If your Watch runs out of battery or has difficulty recording data, tracking will resume on your Ring to keep measurements up to date.

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