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If you’re geeking out on health data, would you entertain an Apple Watch? It features an O2 sensor which to my knowledge hasn’t been neutered. Do you think it’s
by artificial 6y ago
If you’re geeking out on health data, would you entertain an Apple Watch? It features an O2 sensor which to my knowledge hasn’t been neutered. Do you think it’s a patent issue? I recall Apple modifying the active noise cancellation in the AirPods Pro.
- nojs 6y agoApple does the same thing with the ECG feature - it’s frustratingly disabled on my Apple Watch for regulatory reasons based on region.
- wlesieutre 6y agoThey tell you up front though, as far as I know they’ve never sold a health sensor into a country and then disabled it later, which is what it sounds like parent comment is describing
- dghughes 6y agoI have a Samsung Galaxy S8+ I used the SPO2 sensor all the time. Then I think it was last year (2019) when it was removed without warning. But like I said Samsung probably buried that info in 5000 lines of an update notification. I can understand new devices being sold would not have the device enabled due to some patent or legal issue. But to have Samsung disable a physical device on a two year old phone is frustrating. I bought the phone I own it Samsung shouldn't allowed to do such a thing or at least make it more obvious and give the option to opt out of the change.
- Polylactic_acid 6y agoThats because of legal reasons. ECG is a medical feature that most countries require meets medical accuracy standards which it likely does not in many countries.
- entropea 6y agoI'd love an Apple watch, but they don't support even basic functionality with Android (albeit maybe due to hardware incompatibility). Seems like they miss a market to be honest, Apple Watch is clearly the best on the market.