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Google Fit now tracks your sleep patterns, too @ 2019-08-07T20: Back Hot News
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GOOGLE FIT SHOULD NOW BE THAT MUCH MORE HELPFUL WHEN YOU"RE RAMPING DOWN FOR THE NIGHT. THE FITNESS APP NOW TRACKS SLEEP PATTERNS FROM APPS THAT SHARE THEIR DATA, GIVING YOU BETTER SENSE OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU NEED MORE SHUT-EYE. YOU CAN ADD TO AND EDIT YOUR SLEEP HISTORY IF COMPANION APPS AREN"T PROVIDING A COMPLETE PICTURE OF YOUR DOWNTIME. ACCORDINGLY, THERE"S A NEW DARK THEME (IN KEEPING WITH GOOGLE"S RECENT TRENDS) THAT SHOULD BE KINDER TO YOUR EYES AT NIGHT.
SCROLL DOWN AND TAP ADD ACCOUNTS. IN THE APP, MI FIT WILL OFFER TO AUTOMATICALLY PAIR WITH WECHAT AND GOOGLE FIT, SO HIT THE GOOGLE FIT OPTION AND CONFIRM THE SYNC. YOU SHOULD NOW BE ABLE TO SEE YOUR ACTIVITIES SHOW UP ON GOOGLE FIT, WITH THE WORDS 「MI FIT」 DISPLAYING NEXT TO ANY DATA THAT APPEARS ON THE APP.
GOOGLE’S FITNESS TRACKING SERVICE IS NOW THE LATEST APP TO ADOPT A DARK THEME. GOOGLE FIT 2.16 TODAY INTRODUCES THE NEW LOOK, AND REVEALS WORK ON MANUALLY ADDING SLEEP.
THE FIRST BEING THEIR PROPRIETARY FITNESS APP, GOOGLE FIT, WHICH NOW ALLOWS FOR SLEEP TRACKING FOR ITS USERS. THE APP ITSELF DOESN』T TRACK YOUR SLEEP PATTERNS ON ITS OWN, RATHER IT WILL CONNECT WITH THIRD-PARTY APPS TO ACCURATELY TRACK YOUR SLEEP. IF IT WASN』T ACCURATE ENOUGH, USERS CAN ADD IN THEIR OWN SLEEP SCHEDULE AND DATA TO GOOGLE FIT. THERE』S ALSO THE ADDITION OF DARK MODE FOR THE APP.
MOST OF THESE TRACKED METRICS CAN BE SYNCHRONIZED WITH GOOGLE FIT. AFTER ESTABLISHING THE LINK BETWEEN THE TWO SERVICES IN THE MI FIT APP, YOU SHOULD START SEEING YOUR LOGGED WEIGHT, HEART RATE DATA, DAILY STEPS (DIVIDED IN SMALL CHUNKS, LIKE MI SHOWS THEM), AND WORKOUTS IN THE GOOGLE FIT APP. SYNCING HAS BEEN RELIABLE FOR ME RECENTLY, BUT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHERE IT STOPPED COMPLETELY (LIKELY GOOGLE"S FAULT). ALSO WORTH NOTING IS THAT MY TRACKED SWIMS NEVER MADE THE JUMP OVER TO GOOGLE FIT — NOT SURE WHO"S TO BLAME.
THE BIGGEST DOWNSIDE STEMMING FROM THE SAMSUNG GALAXY FIT’S LOW-END HARDWARE IS THAT THE CONNECTION RANGE IS FAR TOO SMALL. IF I WALK A FEW FEET AWAY FROM MY PHONE, I’LL VERY QUICKLY LOSE CONNECTION. THANKFULLY, THE GALAXY FIT WORKS PERFECTLY WHILE UNTETHERED, CONTINUING TO TRACK YOUR STEPS, EXERCISE, AND SLEEP. MOST LIKELY, THE LIMITED RANGE WAS AN INTENTIONAL DECISION TO INCREASE BATTERY LIFE.
THE EASIEST WAY TO BYPASS THIS MESS IS TO JUST PAIR YOUR MI BAND WITH GOOGLE FIT, BUT IT REQUIRES HAVING A MI FIT APP TO DO SO, WHICH ADDS DIGITAL BULK TO YOUR PHONE. IT』S IRONIC, GIVEN THE PUSH BY MI FIT FOR A LEAN AND CONSERVATORY LIFESTYLE. EVEN IF YOU DO SKIP THE FITNESS TRACKING FEATURES IN THE MI FIT APP, IT』S STILL WORTH TAKING A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT MESSAGING BECAUSE PART OF PURSUING A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE IS MENTAL. IF XIAOMI WANTS ITS PRODUCTS TO BE CONSISTENTLY USED, THE LANGUAGE SHOULD ENCOURAGE IT RATHER THAN DRIVE USERS AWAY.
TO SET UP THE MI BAND 4 YOU’RE RELIANT ON THE MI FIT APP, WHICH IS FRUSTRATING AS IT IS FEATURE-PACKED. IT CAN BE LINKED TO YOUR GOOGLE FIT ACCOUNT RIGHT AWAY, WHICH IS NICE BUT IN THE PROCESS OF UNLINKING MY MI BAND 3, I NOW CAN’T LINK PROPERLY TO MY MI BAND 4. THIS ISSUE HAS AFFECTED MORE THAN JUST MYSELF THOUGH, AS WE RECENTLY REPORTED.
LASTLY, FOSSIL』S ALSO ADDED MORE ADVANCED HEART RATE SENSORS AND A BUILT-IN CARDIOGRAM APP. WHILE WEAR OS WATCHES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO TRACK HEART RATE, GOOGLE FIT WAS PRETTY LIMITED WHEN IT CAME TO IN-DEPTH HEART RATE DATA. WITH CARDIOGRAM, YOU』LL PURPORTEDLY BE ABLE TO ACCESS 「INTERACTIVE CHARTS」 AND MONITOR HOW YOUR METRICS COMPARE TO OTHER CARDIOGRAM USERS FOR 「SIGNS OF UNDIAGNOSED DIABETES, SLEEP APNEA, HYPERTENSION, AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION.」 THOSE ARE SOME BOLD CLAIMS, AND WE』LL HAVE TO TEST OUT THE GEN 5 FOR OURSELVES TO SEE WHETHER THEY HOLD ANY WATER. THAT SAID, ANY KIND OF UPDATE TO WEAR OS』S HEART RATE TRACKING IS A WELCOME ONE.
ALMOST ALL FITNESS TRACKERS COUNT YOUR STEPS AND DISTANCE TRAVELED, AND IT』S INCREASINGLY COMMON TO MEASURE HEART RATE. THEY GENERALLY ALSO PROVIDE SOME ESTIMATE OF YOUR ENERGY EXPENDITURE OR CALORIES BURNED, AND THEY MAY ESTIMATE YOUR SLEEP QUALITY. YOU』LL FIND MOST OF THE SAME FEATURES THAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND IN DEDICATED FITNESS TRACKERS IN ALL OF THE BEST SMARTWATCHES TOO.
JUST LIKE ANY FITNESS APP, YOU CAN TRACK YOUR STEP COUNT USING MI HEALTH. MORE ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY INCLUDES SLEEP TIME AND DURATION TRACKING. IT CAN APPARENTLY TRACK SLEEP IN THE BACKGROUND, TOO. YOU CAN ALSO TRACK MENSTRUATION CYCLES BY PUTTING IN A STARTING DATE IN THE CALENDAR. THE APP WILL ALSO LET YOU SET EXERCISE GOALS AND GIVE YOU HEALTH SCORES BASED ON THE ACTIVITY IT TRACKS ABOUT YOU LIKE YOUR SLEEP, STEP COUNT, AND BMI (BODY MASS INDEX). LASTLY, IT WILL RECOMMEND YOU INCREASE YOUR GOAL IF YOU START REACHING IT CONSISTENTLY.
BOTH THE FITBIT INSPIRE HR AND XIAOMI MI BAND 4 WILL TRACK EVERYTHING YOU’D EXPECT FROM A BASIC ACTIVITY TRACKER: STEPS TAKEN, CALORIES BURNED, RESTING AND ACTIVE HEART RATES, AND SLEEP. THEY’LL ALSO TRACK YOUR DISTANCE TRAVELED, PACE, AND CADENCE, BUT NOTE THAT NEITHER DEVICE HAS BUILT-IN GPS SO THESE METRICS WON’T BE AS ACCURATE AS THEY WOULD BE WITH OTHER GPS-ENABLED DEVICES. THEY DO, HOWEVER, COME WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE CONNECTED GPS FEATURES, MEANING THEY CAN PIGGYBACK OFF YOUR PHONE’S GPS IF YOU DON’T MIND BRINGING IT WITH YOU DURING YOUR EXERCISE.
GOOD THING ONE OF THEIR USERS WAS ABLE TO SHARE SOME SCREENSHOTS OF THE APP. WHEN YOU FIRST INSTALL IT, YOU GET A PAGE SAYING YOU CAN USE IT TO RECORD YOUR ACTIVITY, TRACK YOUR SLEEP, AND BASICALLY MOST OF WHAT OTHER FITNESS APPS DO. YOU CAN OF COURSE TRACK YOUR STEPS, WHICH IS WHAT MOST NON-ATHLETIC PEOPLE WANT TO USE A FITNESS APP FOR. YOU』LL ALSO BE ABLE TO TRACK SLEEP IN THE BACKGROUND AND ALSO FIGURE OUT YOUR MENSTRUATION CYCLE BY PUTTING IN THE STARTING DATE OF YOUR CURRENT OR LAST PERIOD.
YOU CAN PERSONALIZE YOUR WATCH FACE TO MATCH YOUR MOOD AND CUSTOMIZE YOUR NOTIFICATIONS, SO YOU ONLY RECEIVE THE ONES THAT MATTER. YOU"LL ALSO ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF HAVING GOOGLE ASSISTANT RIGHT ON YOUR WRIST, WHICH CAN EVEN BE USED WHEN REPLYING TO NOTIFICATIONS ON AN ANDROID DEVICE. SPEAKING OF GOOGLE, THERE"S PLENTY MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM. THE SOFIE COMES PRELOADED WITH THE CALENDAR, GOOGLE FIT, AND GOOGLE WORKOUT. ANY OTHERS THAT YOU COULD WANT ARE MOST LIKELY AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE.
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