It is believed that the technology Body temperature sensor will be the main update on Apple Watch Series 8 Apple Watch Series 8 when Apple launches it for the first time within days.
Many reports and leaks that started since the end of last year, including what Apple analyst Ming Shi Kuo mentioned to this feature, before the same sources recently indicated that the feature will finally come to Apple Watch Series 8 Apple Watch Series 8 this year.
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A problem that Apple faced in sensing body temperature before
Contrary to the expectations of some observers who wanted to check their temperature or receive notifications if they developed a fever, it appears that functionality may be too limited at launch, or inaccurate enough.
According to a report by Mark Gorman of the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, body temperature sensors are primarily designed to help women track their monthly ovulation times, and improve the detection of patterns when tracking sleep.
According to the same report, Apple has significantly enhanced the Apple Watch’s sleep tracking capabilities with watchOS 9, so it seems reasonable to see hardware-assisted improvements in this area this year.
Kuo said Apple originally planned to introduce a body temperature feature in Apple Watch Series 7 models, but the body temperature algorithm failed to meet the requirements before the device entered the Engineering Verification Test (EVT) last year, so the plans were scrapped.
It is claimed that the problem Apple had with measuring body temperature is related to the fact that skin temperature changes rapidly based on the environment.
The US Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple a patent for a temperature sensing system explicitly associated with the Apple Watch, including a “high-accuracy, high-accuracy absolute temperature sensor”.
The Apple patent protects electronic device enclosures that contain temperature sensing systems, and it is not clear whether the specific technology described in the patent is related to the body temperature sensor expected to be used in the Apple Watch Series 8.
Apple uses a proprietary system of British health technology Rockley Photonics. It is a start-up that has developed a sensing system for wearable devices equipped with a basal body temperature sensor.
Rockley said earlier that it plans to use the technology body temperature sensor In a consumer smartwatch in 2022, coinciding with the launch of the Apple Watch Series 8.