Hello, I am having trouble determining battery status on apple 6 watch. I updated the software today and speech indicates it can’t help with this. Is there a setting I can check or what can I do? Thanks much. Larry
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 11, 2021, at 12:32 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > > Simon, there is "wrist detection" in Settings which is turned on by default. > The back of the watch has LED lights which are used to track heart rate and > I'm not sure if there are other sensors used when you do an EKG, but through > these and probably also because of sensors like accelerometer, gyroscope and > so on the watch knows if it is on a wrist or just sitting on a table and of > course if it's charging it knows it can't be on the wrist unless you have a > built-in Qi charger in your wrist. > Here is an article which explains the heart rate monitoring: > > How Apple Watch Measures Heart Rate & Its Accuracy Explained > > The Apple Watch is capable of tracking many health-related aspects of your > body, including heart rate. The heart rate monitor is less accurate than you > might think, but there are ways to improve the accuracy of heart rate > readings received from the Apple Watch. > The Apple Watch Series 5 was released in September 2019, and it remains one > of the most sought after smartwatches available. Several smartwatches and > fitness trackers on the market have the ability to track heart rate, but the > Apple Watch remains one of the most commonly purchased products with heart > rate tracking. It was cleared by the FDA for its precision. Despite that, > studies have suggested that the Apple Watch's accuracy is less than > 50-percent. > The Apple Watch tracks heart rate using photoplethysmography. While this > sounds complicated, it just means it uses light to track your heart rate. Red > things, like blood, reflect red light and absorb green light. The Apple Watch > uses green light to help detect how much light is being absorbed by the blood > in the veins, and that fluctuation can be used to track heart rate. The green > LED lights flash hundreds of times each second in order to get an accurate > reading. This is the type of reading it takes as someone is actively working > out, and it supports tracking heart rates that are 30–210 beats per minute. > The heart rate sensor also uses infrared light to track heart rate in the > background all the time, and to provide heart rate notifications. > > How To Increase The Accuracy Of Readings > Heart rate can also be tracked using the Digital Crown on the side of the > Apple Watch. When you place the finger of your opposite hand on the crown, it > creates a closed circuit between your hands that goes through your heart. > Because of this closed circuit, the heart rate measurement is much more > accurate, and you will also get a much faster reading than what you > experience with other methods. > The Apple Watch’s accuracy level can be different from person to person. For > some, it’s impossible to get a heart rate reading at all. However, there are > things that can be done to help get a more accurate heart rate reading more > consistently. Making sure the Apple Watch fits well is one of the best ways > to ensure an accurate reading. The watch should be not too tight or too > loose, and it needs to remain on the top of the wrist a all times. Wrist > detection also needs to be turned on in order to have heart rate detection > whatsoever. Anytime Power Saving mode is turned on, the heart rate sensor > will also stop tracking the heart rate. Tattoos, skin perfusion, and the type > of movement may also affect the accuracy of the Apple Watch readings. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Simon > A Fogarty > Sent: November 11, 2021 12:13 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: apple watch > > Yeah, I setup a passcode a week or so back for the mask unlock of the phone, > And was interested to see that it locked when I took it off, > > I wondered how it knew, > Other than it’s back isn’t against the skin anymore. > I wondered if there might be something in the strap. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Thursday, 11 November 2021 8:18 pm > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: apple watch > > Yes, the watch knows if you wear it or not. When you first put it on and if > you set a passcode you have to enter that or you can set it to unlock when > you unlock your iPhone, once that is done you don't have to enter a passcode > as long as it stays on your wrist, but as soon as you take it off you have to > unlock it again. > Also, if you use Apple Pay on the watch and you have unlocked it before, then > all you have to do is double press the side button (the flat one, not the > digital crown) and your wallet coms up, you hold the watch up to the card > terminal and it will authorize, no extra entry of the passcode is required. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Simon > A Fogarty > Sent: November 10, 2021 1:51 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: apple watch > > Sieghard > > You’ve just mentioned something I’m always thinking to ask, > > If the watch isn’t on it wont ring, at least I don’t think it does, > > But if you put it on, > It does, > > Or with anything relating to the watch, that > Or is the back of the watch sensitive to the arm being securely attached. > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Wednesday, 10 November 2021 8:11 pm > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: apple watch > > Hi Richard, > > You can also do this on the iPhone, but as I said in my reply to Doug who in > a different thread recommended this feature I caution people about this > feature because it will answer whether you want or not. In the case of the > Apple Watch it may not do so if you are not wearing the watch, but if you > enable this on your iPhone for example and don't actively hang up the other > person may not hang up either and continue to listen or maybe your phone is > not really close and you don't hear it ringing which could especially happen > if you have it set to mute and then again the call will be answered and if > you have a conversation going or maybe are in some other situation where you > really don't want somebody to hear what is going on then you have no control > over this. I have used this feature occasionally like for example if I was > maybe expecting a call but I was doing something where my hands were dirty or > occupied like cooking, woodworking or digging in my garden, but I really make > sure I turn this off again right away when I don't need it any more. > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: November 9, 2021 7:55 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: apple watch > > OK, this is the second time this week already I get to eat my words. > > I guess either things changed withWatchOS 8 or I was accidentally hitting the > answer call button when I thought I was doing a two finger double tap. > > IN look through the settings, I did discover something else that is possible > to set up. > > You can set the Apple Watch to answer automatically after a set number of > seconds. > ON the Apple Watch, check under Settings, Accessibility and flick to Auto > Answer Calls. > Turn it on by double tapping with one finger a couple of times as the first > one opens the setting, then the next turns it on. Then, there is a scroll bar > that probably defaults to 5% which when you flick once more says 3 seconds. > Go back to that scroll bar and flick up I checked it out up to 50% which was > about 30 seconds. > Anyway, not something I will use unless I know my hands are going to be busy > doing dishes or something, then it might be a good thing to set. > > Sorry for the misinformation. > > > > > Richard > “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” > – Jane Wagner > > My Web site: https://www.turner42.com > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Janet > Bell > Sent: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 7:35 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: apple watch > > sorry Richard a two finger double tapp does absolutely nothing. 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