- Samsung has just presented its Hearapy application
- Designed to be used in conjunction with Buds 4 Pro
- Fight motion sickness before traveling
What a busy few months for Samsung: it launched the Galaxy S26 series, Galaxy Buds 4, and Buds 4 Pro at the beginning of the month, followed them up with the affordable Galaxy A57 shortly after, and now closes out the month with a health app.
This particular health app is called Hearapy and it is now available for download on the Google Play Store. No, neither the Samsung App Store nor the iPhone App Store. Only the Play Store.
It’s an incredibly simple app: you open it, press “start,” and you’ll hear a long beep. By default, it lasts one minute, but you can change it between 40 seconds and two minutes.
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But why would you do this? Well, the point is to reduce motion sickness: the drone is at 100 Hz, which according to the app “simulates your balance system.” In theory, listening to the noise can protect you from motion sickness for up to two hours, so you can protect yourself when traveling without needing medication.
Naturally, I downloaded the app to give it a spin.
be buzzed
Samsung recommends using the Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro with the app, so being a rebel, I did it with the non-Pro model. I didn’t notice any particular effects, so I followed Sammers’ orders and opted for the pros, and these gave a noticeably different result for my ears (and my head).
I’m guessing the Buds 4 Pro’s custom woofer and amplifier are important for creating the 100Hz sine wave, because it had a marked effect the second time around. Listening to the Pro model, it felt like my skull was resonating in my head.
I was definitely doing somethingBut I’m sitting at my desk. I’m not traveling, not even to the kitchen at the moment, so I can’t say if it helps with the motion sickness. However, given the remarkable effect it had on me, I wouldn’t be surprised if that were the case.
But does it matter? Motion sickness can often be treated (at least to some extent) with a placebo, and I imagine that many people who suffer from travel sickness will find great comfort in an app like this. A quick cure-all before a flight or car ride could prevent you from feeling sick during it, even if it’s not the 100Hz sine wave that’s causing it.
This is doubly true for other causes of motion sickness; I know a lot of people who get motion sickness at the movies or playing video games, and Hearapy could be a great way to relieve it. And if all else fails, it’s just a fun way to get a buzzing effect in your head, if you have the Buds 4 Pro.
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