Google has announced that it will soon open up all the health data contained in the Fitbit dashboard to all users for free. No subscription will be required.
Do you have a Fitbit smartwatch or a Google Pixel Watch? Soon you will be able to benefit more extensively from your health data without spending a penny. In a press release titled simply ” New ways to help people live healthier ”, Google announced this week that it would extend to all users access to the data grouped in the Health metrics dashboard of Fitbit, its subsidiary. This free and expanded access will affect all users, whether they are subscribers or not, he stresses android center.
By giving more users full access to their health data, Google hopes to encourage consultation and promote a better understanding of certain monitoring, including stress or sleep.
A novelty of public utility
This novelty will also allow more users to monitor their health indicators for long periods. Until now, certain measurements such as respiratory rate or resting heart rate were limited to monitoring for just one week.
Finally, it will be possible to see at a glance what health data has changed from your baseline, he says. android center. A good way to quickly know if, for example, there is something to worry about, especially since custom monitoring functions will also be available (activity range, trends, typical values, etc.).
Source: Google
These are some of the other data that you will soon be able to consult more widely and above all for free:
- Your respiratory rate: corresponds to the number of breathing cycles (inspiration/expiration) per minute;
- Variability of your heart rate (HRV): this measurement corresponds to the variation of time between each beat of your heart;
- Skin temperature: it is the variation of the skin temperature, taken at the wrist and during sleep. It is not your actual body temperature, but it gives an idea;
- Your oxygen saturation (SpO2): This measurement assesses the amount of oxygen in your blood (available only with devices with a compatible sensor);
- Your resting heart rate (RHR): This measurement represents the number of beats your heart beats per minute when you are still and well rested.
As Google suggests, consulting these different data should not lead to a self-diagnosis. If you’re not feeling well, obviously see a doctor… even if nothing conclusive shows up in your Fitbit health data.
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