Apple Watch Spo2 Isn’t the Best Way to Measure Your Blood Oxygen
Even Apple says the new Apple Watch blood oxygen app is designed only for fitness and wellness
Apple Watch Series 6 delivers breakthrough wellness and fitness capabilities — Apple Newsroom
If you are to believe Apple, their blood oxygen monitor is a breakthrough feature. Let’s be honest here, the only reason why you would even consider a smartwatch with a blood oxygen monitor is because of covid-19.
As information about covid-19 becomes ubiquitous, we have become familiar with pulse oximeters. Blood oxygen has become a hot topic in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A pulse oximeter isn’t a medical device to test for the coronavirus. It can come handy if you have one in your household to help monitor and measure your blood oxygen.
What is a pulse oximeter?
Pulse oximeters are medical devices used to measure the oxygen level (or oxygen saturation SpO2 %) and heart rate in the blood. It is usually clamped to your fingers.