Headline: Samsung clarifies AI-consent alert — withdrawing consent won’t delete stored health data or stop Samsung Cloud sync
Samsung has clarified that revoking consent for the use of data for AI training in Samsung Health does not remove health data already stored in the service, nor does it disable synchronization with Samsung Cloud — contrary to an ambiguous alert that appeared in early July.
AI training data are handled separately from service data
According to an in-app notice, information collected for AI training and modeling is managed separately from the data used to operate Samsung Health. If a user withdraws consent, only the data that were explicitly collected for AI development will be deleted and will no longer be used for those purposes. Health data retained to support the operation of the service remain unchanged.
Samsung Health and sync after consent withdrawal
Despite the original message implying that disabling consent would turn off Samsung Cloud synchronization, checks indicate that synchronization continues to work and that the Samsung Cloud setting remains enabled after consent is withdrawn. Samsung also confirms users can revoke consent at any time.
Why the alert caused confusion
The wording of the pop-up shown when disabling consent was ambiguous and led some users to fear they would have to choose between protecting their data from AI training and keeping their health backups/synchronization. Samsung says it is working to improve the notification text to make it “clearer and more precise.”
What this means for users
In practice, withdrawing consent prevents the use of data collected for AI and triggers deletion of those specific items, without affecting core Samsung Health functions or the health data already stored for the service. Users concerned about privacy can therefore opt out of AI training participation while retaining sync and their health history.
Next steps
For details and to confirm your preferences, check the notice and consent settings in Samsung Health — Samsung encourages users to review the updated information available in the app.
