Will the iWatch reliably track one’s heart rate in future without a Bluetooth chest strap?

Apple Watch App Development

Apple watch app development or iWatch  appd development has shown many development in its applications and is still in the process of improvement and invent of apps. Amongst all, one of the greatest challenge with iWatch is to ensure that the device can reliably track one’s heart rate without a Bluetooth chest strap in coming days. Well, the answer to this is difficult to say so soon but attempts are been made to see it rise to the zenith of success.

Source affirms that Apple says “Apple Watch may not be able to get a reliable heart rate reading every time for everybody”. The sensor that is used in iWatch may be dependent on many of the factors which effects its performance.
Skin perfusion

One such factor is ‘Skin perfusion’, which relates the quantity of blood flowing through the skin. Skin perfusion varies significantly from one person to another and it also rely on the region and environment. For example, if someone is exercising in the cold environment, the skin perfusion in the wrist may be too low for the heart rate sensor to mark a reading.

Motion

Another factor is Motion, which may affect the heart rate sensor. Regular movement such as cycling or running, gives better result than those of irregular movements, like boxing or tennis. The sensor may be affected to perform and track reliable heart rate reading by some temporary or permanent changes, such as tattoos on skin.

If someone is unable to get consistent reading because of above factors, one can connect the Apple watch wirelessly to Bluetooth chest strap, which is an external heart rate monitor.

Heart Rate

Heart rate is one of the main factor that Apple Watches uses to measure the activities and exercise. The heart rate can be effectively measured anytime using Heart Rate Glance. And during the workout time, the workout app effectively measures the heart rate continuously during the workout. This record along with other collected information, help Apple Watch estimate how much calorie is burnt during workout. Along with this, the iWatch attempts to measure the heart rate after every 10 minutes, but can’t record when the arms are moving or the body is in motion. All the Heart rate measurements are stored in the Health App in Apple Watch.

Overall, it is appropriate to say that Apple watch is facing hurdles to track the heart rate without Bluetooth checkstrap at the moment. The company is being fair enough to tell the customers about the variation in reliability of consistent performance. But a tech-giant, like Apple will not be sitting quiet and unsatisfied, but will develop ways to improve the technology in sensing and design.

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Source Link: Apple Watch App Development

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