Samsung’s launch of the Galaxy Watch 5 (Pro) has inspired Google to introduce new features for Wear OS 3.0. The operating system, which is also used in an adapted version on Samsung’s smartwatch, gets a new app store. In addition, you can navigate more independently thanks to offline maps for Google Maps.
Apple may finally be able to crack the egg on how to enable blood pressure monitoring on its smartwatches. The latest related patent filed by Apple has been found by Patently Apple. It details an attachable blood pressure sensor that may one day end up on a future Watch Series.
Are blood glucose monitors the next big thing for fitness enthusiasts? Ultrahuman sells invasive sensors that can be inserted into the arm of customers, where it will continuously monitor glucose readings via a sophisticated app. The result is live tips and recommendations on how to optimize one’s lifestyle, including an extensive content ecosystem that concerns metabolic fitness. We reviewed the Ultrahuman M1 for two weeks and would like to share how our lives have changed since then.
The Galaxy Watch 4 ‘s is in and of itself already bright, super-sharp and high-quality in general. If you still have problems reading the screen, you can improve the readability a bit with the update to OneUI Watch 4.5. We will tell you how you can activate the accessibility features on your Samsung smartwatch.
A few months ago, on a bike tour in Germany I realized that the fall detection function of my Apple Watch was not activated. Researching a bit, I discovered that the function is not active by default for all people, only for users over 55 years. In this tutorial I show how to activate the Fall Detection function on the Apple Watch for those who also took it for granted.
Also read: How to control your Apple Watch without touching the screen
Vibrations on our fitness tracker or smartwatch inform us that calls or messages are coming in on the connected smartphone. But did you know that Xiaomi even gives us the option to set custom vibrations for the Smart Band 7 in the Mi Fitness app? Here is how that works!
A 1.47-inch AMOLED display, 96 sports modes, permanent SpO2 tracking, and up to 14 days of battery life. The Huawei Band 7 promises all that! And yes, the Huawei Band 6 already offered all of these, but we will tell you whether there are significant differences to its predecessor and more importantly, whether it is worth buying in our review.
An integrated heart rate monitor without an integrated GPS module and having 24-hour blood oxygen measuring capability – the vívosmart 5 looks like an alternative to the Xiaomi Smart Band 7 or the Huawei Band 7 at first glance. However, Garmin’s smartband is considerably more expensive than the alternatives from China with an MSRP of $155. We find out whether the more expensive price tag makes it worth picking up in this practical review!
The Garmin Instinct 2 looks inconspicuous, but it offers an incredible number of tracking functions under the hood. If you were to only consider the features, there is hardly a multi-sports watch on the market that offers more tracking functions for this amount of money. Read all about its strengths and weaknesses in NextPit’s review of the Garmin Instinct 2.
Like most smartwatches, the Apple Watch is configured for right-handed users. But how do you get your Apple Watch to fit you if you’re left-handed? Don’t panic, you can wear your Apple smartwatch on either wrist. Here’s how to make some setting changes to your favored wrist.