Several apps leverage the camera on your smartphone to measure your heart rate. One such method involves using the front-facing camera to detect subtle changes in skin color, which correlate with ...

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Google has announced from March, Google Fit will allow users to measure their heart and respiratory rates using their phone's camera. The feature will be available in the Google Fit app initially for ...

Two vital signs commonly used to assess health and wellness -- heart rate and respiratory rate -- can now be measured using a cell phone, Google has said, announcing that starting next month, these ...

Last year, with the introduction of watchOS 7, Apple added the ability to track your sleep metrics using the Apple Watch. Now, with watchOS 8, you can also track your respiratory rate throughout the ...

Google Fit has leveled up as part of the March Pixel Feature Drop with some actually useful health tracking tools, including the ability to measure your heart rate and respiratory rate right from ...

Fitness trackers and smartwatches that can monitor body vitals are a dime a dozen these days but not everyone might be keen on wearing one all the time. Some only have their smartphones with them but ...

When most people use their AirPods, they're using them for their audio input — they listen to a podcast, a phone call, some music. A new study from Apple's Machine Learning Institute took a different ...

Like many of us, Google is getting more interested in our health. The company is announcing today new features that will allow those without wearable sensors to get a read on their respiratory and ...

Google is adding heart and respiratory rate monitors to the Fit app on Pixel phones this month, and it plans to add them to other Android phones in the future. Both features rely on the smartphone ...