APPLE WWDC 2021 HEALTH SOFTWARE
Apple plans to make most features available to iPhone and watch users in the fall as iOS15 software updates, although some features may need more recent hardware versions to run.WWDC lasts for a week, but on the first morning (or evening, if you’re watching from a region like the UK) Tim Cook and other Apple staff feature in a keynote presentation announcing the major software updates for the year: the new features and other changes coming in the next versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV, respectively. The new health app features are now available for developers, and will be introduced to users next month in “beta” or early-access form. “Many people around the world are caring for someone, and we want to provide a secure and private way for users to have a trusted partner on their health journey.” “We’ve added powerful features that give users the most comprehensive set of insights to better understand their health trends over time,” says Apple’s chief operating officer Jeff Williams in a company statement.
And the watch will capture respiratory rate, measured as breaths per minute, during sleep, for the health app with data trends tracked over time.Īpple believes the new health features will help users better care for their own health and family members, particularly older adults. The watch is adding a mindfulness app for users to engage in deep breathing and focusing exercises. The Apple watch is adding more health-related features as well. And health app users will have the option for storing verifiable immunization records and lab test results, including Covid-19 vaccines and tests, in the app. The iPhone app also allows for routinely sharing health indicators, including trends data, with designated family members or clinicians. And the health app can also track data over time from third-party devices like blood glucose monitors. In addition, the iPhone health app now calculates trends for 20 data indicators such as heart rate and amount of sleep over time. Apple also says this feature is result of real-world data from more than 100,000 participants in the company’s heart and movement study. The company cites World Health Organization data showing more than 37 million people a year require medical attention from falls. This feature uses motion sensors in the iPhone and built-in algorithms to monitor walking behavior and surfaces for signs of instability indicating a better chance of falling.
The company earlier sponsored studies on women’s health, heart health and movements, and hearing loss using the Research App.Īpple’s iPhone health app is adding a new feature to track the steadiness of a person’s walking. As reported in Science & Enterprise, Apple devices are used in research to collect data on Parkinson’s disease symptoms and to detect depression.
In addition, a related health Research App enables wearers to take part in research studies using the devices for data collection and uploading to the cloud for analysis.
The company announced the health app features running on the iOS15 and watchOS8 operating systems yesterday at its annual worldwide developers conference.Īpple offers its Health App that measures a number of health indicators with its mobile devices, such as physical movements and activity in the iPhone and heart rate in the Apple watch. is adding new data collection, reporting, and sharing features to its iPhone and watch health apps supported by its latest operating system upgrades. Click on image for full-size view (Apple Inc.)Ĩ June 2021. Screen shots, L-R, of iPhone sharing, walking steadiness, and trends health app features.
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