Apple drew attention with Vitals, the new app for Apple Watch, which was introduced at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) last June. Vitals, which will come with watchOS 11, is designed to monitor your health and analyze this data. However, Apple stated that in order to take full advantage of this application, you need to wear your Apple Watch while sleeping.
24/7 health tracking with Apple Watch
Apple’s new Vitals app aims to create a more comprehensive health profile by tracking users’ health data overnight. In an interview with CNET, Dr. Sumbul Desai, Apple’s Vice President of Health, emphasized that it is important to wear Apple Watch while sleeping so that the Vitals app can analyze users’ heart rate, body temperature and other health metrics free of bias from exercise and daily activities.
“So much of your health is invisible,” Dr. Desai said. “This daily health status is like a little snapshot of health taken at night.” Instead of giving users a health score, Vitals shows how current health measurements compare to normal levels. When two or more measurements deviate, it gives the user information on how to correct the situation.
While Apple Watch has improved its sleep tracking features over the past few years, the Vitals app can help take them even further. However, for many users, the weight and bulk of the Apple Watch may make it less attractive to wear while sleeping. While there are lighter and more discreet alternatives, such as the Oura ring or the new Samsung Galaxy Ring, the additional health data offered by the Vitals app could make this challenge worth overcoming.
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The Vitals app is an important tool designed to help users monitor their health in a more comprehensive way. However, to realize the full potential of this app, users need to wear Apple Watch while sleeping. This may require some changes to the Apple Watch’s daily charging routine.
Apple developed the Vitals app to make users’ health data more meaningful and actionable. “We’re not telling you that you need to go to the doctor,” Dr. Desai said. “When we send you notifications, we want it to be meaningful and actionable.”
