There’s something interesting going on with the new Vital Signs app in watchOS 11. Judging by Reddit forums on the subject, the app dedicated to tracking aspects of health measured during the user’s sleep may be providing some level of early warning of illnesses. Some range from weakness to flu-like feelings. Is this normal or does the app make more accurate predictions?

Vital Signs app shows Apple Watch users what it can do

One of the statements that can be read is that the user is sick, considering capturing an image where their levels are stated to be outside the Vital Signs range. Another one about Covid vaccines stating that Apple Watch knew when vital signs were not normalThe user was surprised that his watch knew this correctly.

The most surprising of these is the statement of a user who used watchOS 11 in the beta phase and admitted that he got sick several times. In these cases, Apple Watch will notify you a few days in advance. Luckily it wasn’t anything serious. new app measures different data about heart rate, breathing rate, wrist temperature, sleep stages and blood oxygen (except the latter in the United States).

watchOS 11 comes with many new features

Data analyzed by Apple Watch can be referenced daily, but User will be able to receive notifications if two or more data are out of range. It’s an interesting function, as it uses an algorithm developed by Apple with real data from cardiovascular health and exercise studies.

How accurate is this feature for all users?

In the same forum, a user on Reddit stated that the device was not working properly due to its inability to detect a possible disease in time. There is something very important about this function: It is not made to diagnose diseases.. Apple notes that this is not a replacement for treatment of any medical condition, so it is for monitoring purposes only and a doctor should be consulted at any time.

What’s new in watchOS 11

It’s like the ECG application.An electrocardiogram may be performed and the results need to be analyzed by a doctor. Any abnormal heart rate or related results should also be discussed with a doctor.

If you haven’t updated to watchOS 11 yet, the Vital Signs app might be a good reason to do so. Just remember you have to do this Wearing Apple Watch overnight so the app can enable continuous monitoring. Vital Signs is available on Apple Watch Series 8 and later. Note that your iPhone must also be updated to iOS 18.

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