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WatchOS 8: Apple Watch receives sleeping respiratory rate tracking

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At WWDC21, Apple presented the new operating system for its Apple Watch range. One of the new functions that caught our attention is the sleeping respiratory rate tracking that shows up in the sleep app.

Since last year, Apple already ventured into the area of sleep quality as a function of its Apple Watch. For instance, the Apple Watch records your pulse at night and examines whether there have been any abnormalities in your heartbeat while you slept. In addition, the watch is also capable of recording movements and takes into account one's sleep quality.

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Take a deep breath, please: Anomalies in your breathing will be picked up by the iPhone / © Apple; Screenshot: NextPit

Apple Watch records the number of breaths per minute

This new feature would be the ability to record one's respiratory rate. By using the accelerometer, the Apple Watch will count the number of breaths per minute and display this value alongside previous measurements in the Health app on the iPhone.

Developers can also access these values via HealthKit in order to churn out more advanced apps that rely on this metric.

Apple Watch compatible with watchOS 8

  • Apple Watch Series 3
  • Apple Watch Series 4
  • Apple Watch Series 5
  • Apple Watch SE
  • Apple Watch Series 6

 

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Fabien Röhlinger

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Smartphones und ich – das ist seit 2007 eine echte Symbiose. Mobiltelefone haben mich an sich schon immer interessiert. Aber der Start des iPhones hat bei mir sowas wie einen Booster gezündet. Im Jahr 2009 habe ich dann AndroidPIT gegründet. Die Idee war, dass Android das Gegengewicht zu Apple und iOS schaffen würde. Aus AndroidPIT wurde dann im Jahr 2019 NextPit. Es gab tatsächlich noch keine Generation des iPhones, keine der Apple Watch oder des iPads, die ich ausgelassen hätte. Viele meiner Arbeitsprozesse basieren auf den vielen Möglichkeiten, die Apple-Geräte bieten.

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