anantksundaram

I had gotten around to rarely using the remote app. Obviously, I was far from the only one. 

StrangeDays said:

anantksundaram said:

So far the implementation of the oxymeter has been a slight disappointment, in my case. Especially compared to how wonderfully something like the ECG application is implemented. Too glitchy too often, and fails to read the oxygen level 75% of the time.

Weirdly, it needs the Watch to be somewhat loose on the hand (a "no-no" according to Apple itself, when it comes to BPM measurement, for example), and it needs to be loosened from the wrist and moved further up in the lower arm to get a clean reading. The hand also has to be PERFECTLY still, and fingers outstretched. Perhaps it's still getting used to my hand. Not the end of the world to do all this, but it's a suboptimal experience, overall.

Hope there's a software fix of some kind, soon.

That isn't what the Apple support page says -- it says watch should be "snug", and no mention of moving it up your arm.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211027

Before reverting to your standard stance of being an Apple apologist, I suggest: (1) You read all the info in the link (which I had already looked up, thanks); (2) Try it out yourself, e.g., in an Apple store.

So far the implementation of the oxymeter has been a slight disappointment, in my case. Especially compared to how wonderfully something like the ECG application is implemented. Too glitchy too often, and fails to read the oxygen level 75% of the time.

Weirdly, it needs the Watch to be somewhat loose on the hand (a "no-no" according to Apple itself, when it comes to BPM measurement, for example), and it needs to be loosened from the wrist and moved further up in the lower arm to get a clean reading. The hand also has to be PERFECTLY still, and fingers outstretched. Perhaps it's still getting used to my hand. Not the end of the world to do all this, but it's a suboptimal experience, overall.

Hope there's a software fix of some kind, soon.

His greatest gift to me -- you'd think it would be tough to beat the succession of his products and services that enriched my life -- was the financial slack he enabled in my life. We call the second 'home' that we bought, in our favorite city in the world, "Uncle Steve's Apartment."

So far, a great improvement over my AW4.

However, the oxymeter is a bit fussy: I always have to loosen the band, move it further up my arm, and leave it looser-than-'snug' to get a reading. Otherwise, too many "Unsuccessful Measurement" errors. It is nowhere as near smoothly implemented as the ECG or the BPM apps. Hope there's a software fix soon.

That said, I've compared the readings I get to an actual FDA-approved pulse oxymeter I own: despite articles to the contrary, AW's readings are rather spot-on. In fact, plus or minus one point of the FDA-approve device every time.