Google has announced new features coming soon to the Google Fit app.\u00a0We are talking about the ability to measure the rate of respiration and heart rate using a camera of a mobile device and machine learning algorithms.<\/p>\n
Smartphones have become indispensable everyday tools for people all over the world.\u00a0Thanks to the built-in sensors, they can be used to determine vital functions, help monitor health and well-being.\u00a0Heart rate and respiratory rate are two very important metrics that are commonly used to assess human health.\u00a0They can be measured and tracked in the Google Fit app.\u00a0To do this, you need to position the smartphone so that the head and upper body are in the field of view of the front camera.<\/p>\n
To measure the breathing rate, the user must look into the camera and breathe normally.\u00a0At this point, the application records a video, after which machine learning algorithms analyze body movements and calculate the breathing rate.\u00a0To measure your heart rate, you need to touch the camera lens on the back of your smartphone.\u00a0It uses a method similar to the photoplethysmogram.\u00a0It’s worth noting that for more accurate readings, the algorithms take into account factors such as lighting, skin tone, age, and more.<\/p>\n
Google notes that such measurements are not intended for medical diagnostics or disease assessment, but to some extent they can be useful for people who use Google Fit.\u00a0After the respiration and heart rate are measured, the data is saved in the app so that users can track their dynamics over time.\u00a0The company said that both functions have passed the initial clinical studies, so they can be used in different conditions by all, without exception.<\/p>\n
The new features will start working in Google Fit starting next month.\u00a0They will be available initially to Pixel smartphone owners, and then the company will begin rolling out them to more Android devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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