Apple today released the watchOS 5.1.2 software for all Apple Watch models, sans Series 0. As we indicated earlier, the update has brought a new on-demand ECG feature to Series 4 models.
Heart Analyzer, an iPhone and Apple Watch app which gives you a better understanding of your heart rate rhythm, has pushed an extensive update on App Store with support for displaying electrocardiogram (ECG) information captured by Apple Watch Series 4.
Learn how to prioritize which iPhone or Apple Watch registers your step count in the Health app to ensure the correct device records the accurate data.
Apple's usual 14-day refund policy for the Watch will extend to up to 45 days after purchase if a customer has a heart health-related refund request greater than 14 days.
Apple today published a nice article about the HIV-positive caregivers who are working to help end AIDS in Africa, in which the company reveals that it has so far raised a cool $200 million through its PRODUCT(RED) sales for the Global Fund to help fight this disease.
Apple's ECG app that will permit Series 4 watch wearers to take an electrocardiograph reading on the go will release publicly as part of the watchOS 5.1.2 software update.
Apple Watch is a great fitness tracker that, with the right app, can even track your sleep patterns so it's a bit unusual that Apple doesn't offer its own sleep-tracking functionality in the watchOS software. But as indicated by a new patent application published yesterday, it looks like the Cupertino company could be researching sleep monitoring hardware of its own.
Apple is discussing plans concerning a software solution that would permit military veterans to transfer their electronic medical records to iPhones.
Some simple settings in the Health app can help you better keep track of your activity. For instance, if you prefer to use kilometers instead of miles for tracking your running and walking, you can make this change in just a few taps on your iPhone. The same reflects on your Apple Watch.
Apple has been running fitness challenges for major holidays on a pretty much regular basis since the Apple Watch's inception, and their newest challenge is similar to the last year's Veterans Day challenge—earn a medal in the Activity app along with an animated sticker for the Messages app in exchange for completing a workout challenge.
Apple has partnered with the app called 10% Happier: Meditation for a new employee challenge focused on mindfulness and meditation that's slated to kick off later this month.
Health app developer Cardiogram is partnering with Amica Life Insurance Company and the Greenhouse Life Insurance Company to offer Accidental Death (AD) insurance to Apple Watch owners. The program, which is also open to Android Wear and Garmin wearers, gives users the ability to qualify for $1,000 of AD coverage at no cost for 12 months. Qualified users also have the option to purchase up to $500,000 of additional AD insurance for between $9 and $41 per month.