As you might already know, your phone can count your steps and track your sleep, but it can also get a reading on your heart rate. To do that, your handheld device uses its rear camera to estimate ...

A world without smartphones Other researchers have been developing techniques that use the camera in your phone to measure other aspects of heart health, such as blood pressure. Researchers at the ...

Here’s a little secret, though: You can actually check your pulse with ... of your finger over your phone’s camera, then sit quietly and wait a minute. Instant Heart Rate says it uses the ...

So why put this technology on your phone at all? [Photos ... He says other people may check their heart rate just once a week to get a sense of whether consistent exercise is lowering their ...

Xiaomi’s Mi Health app can now track your heart rate via your phone’s camera and flash. This means you don’t need a phone with a dedicated sensor to get heart rate measurements. We’ve seen ...

Scroll down, and you'll find Check your heart rate. Press Get started, and after allowing your phone's app permissions to use the camera, your phone's camera will boot up. Place your finger over ...

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