Google Fit can measure your heart rate using the rear iPhone camera. This brief tutorial goes over some pre-requisites and shows you how to check your heart rate with this free app.
How to measure your heart rate using Google Fit on iPhone
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What the green light under your Apple Watch is and how to turn it off
Wondering why a green light shines from the back of your Apple Watch? Learn what this green light is, its usage, and how to turn it off.
Apple celebrating Heart Month with a new Apple Watch fitness challenge and more
If you feel like working out on Valentine's Day and completing a new Apple Watch activity challenge, you'll earn a virtual award in the Fitness app and animated stickers for bragging rights. so, do you feel like working out this Valentine's Day?
Apple sets the next two Apple Watch fitness challenges for February
The next two Apple Watch activity challenges have been set for the month of February, enticing you to earn special badges and unlock achievements in the Fitness app.
Apple Fitness+ gaining curated workouts and meditations, Time to Run and more
Curated Apple Fitness+ workouts and meditations, a new Time to Run feature and other enhancements are launching on the service on Monday, January 10, 2022.
Get ready for those New Year’s resolutions with brand new Apple Fitness+ workouts
Apple has expanded the workout section for Fitness+ subscribers, providing a bunch of holiday-themed Apple Fitness+ workouts and collections like “Best of 2021”.
Ring in the New Year with the next Apple Watch fitness challenge
The next Apple Watch fitness challenge requires you to close those fitness rings for seven days in a row in January of next year to win exclusive virtual awards.
iOS 15.2 beta enables Communication Safety feature in Messages
Earlier this year, Apple debuted what it calls Expanded Protections for Children. It's a suite of features that are baked into Apple's software, including iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The goal is to help protect children from abuse, among other child safety endeavors. With the first iOS 15.2 beta hinted at one of the feature's return, it looks like that will indeed be happening with the public launch.
Apple to dial back mask mandates in many U.S. stores
Well, that was fast. After reinstating a mask mandate for its employees and in-store customers in July of this year, the company has decided that, in some states, that rule no longer has to be in place. According to a new report, beginning this week, Apple will start to dial back mask mandates for in-store visits.
Apple’s Communication Safety feature is back with the iOS 15.2 beta
Earlier this year, Apple unveiled a suite of new features it packaged in something it called Expanded Protections for Children. There were three new features total, but, at the time, one of them raised a lot of concerns regarding a potential breakdown of privacy. Following a lot of backlash and commentary, Apple decided to delay the features -- but it looks like one of them is making a comeback.
Apple to honor Veterans Day with a November 11 fitness challenge for Apple Watch wearers
Apple is set to issue a new Apple Watch activity challenge to owners of its smartwatch, meant to commemorate the upcoming Veterans Day holiday in the US on November 11.
Future AirPods could help fix your body posture
We've already heard that Apple could add certain health features to its AirPods. And now, a new report alleges that future Apple earbuds could check your body temperature and posture.