Google's WearOS has historically struggled to be a worthy competitor to Apple's WatchOS or Samsung's Tizen OS. After buying FitBit back in November 2019, we expected Google to Health and Fitness functionalities into WearOS eventually. Now, Google has been asking feedback via a Google User Experience Research program on possible new features for future versions of WearOS. The survey asked participants on various health tracking features such as sleep metrics to SP02 tracking to automatic detection of a variety of categories to pairing with medical equipment. While this does not confirm that Google will add these features into the next version of WearOS, the very fact that Google is taking such an interest is good. Many users use smartwatches mainly as fitness trackers and it would be welcoming to have these features baked right into WearOS. Some of the many questions asked in the survey are: SPO2 Tracking: Keeps track of the level of oxygenation in the blood and alerts if levels fall below normal levels Smart Alarms: Wakes you up in the morning at the appropriate time in your sleep cycle so you feel more rested Sleep Apnea Detection: Monitors and detects symptoms of sleep breathing abnormalities and sends out alerts and ...
Friday 28 February 2020
Google WearOS may focus on health and fitness features in future updates
Google's WearOS has historically struggled to be a worthy competitor to Apple's WatchOS or Samsung's Tizen OS. After buying FitBit back in November 2019, we expected Google to Health and Fitness functionalities into WearOS eventually. Now, Google has been asking feedback via a Google User Experience Research program on possible new features for future versions of WearOS. The survey asked participants on various health tracking features such as sleep metrics to SP02 tracking to automatic detection of a variety of categories to pairing with medical equipment. While this does not confirm that Google will add these features into the next version of WearOS, the very fact that Google is taking such an interest is good. Many users use smartwatches mainly as fitness trackers and it would be welcoming to have these features baked right into WearOS. Some of the many questions asked in the survey are: SPO2 Tracking: Keeps track of the level of oxygenation in the blood and alerts if levels fall below normal levels Smart Alarms: Wakes you up in the morning at the appropriate time in your sleep cycle so you feel more rested Sleep Apnea Detection: Monitors and detects symptoms of sleep breathing abnormalities and sends out alerts and ...
