From Engadget · Anna Washenko · · 1m 30s
Pixel Watch 5 health features arrive this week
Google rolls out blood pressure and insulin resistance tracking to Pixel Watch owners, with trend reports coming in early October.
In brief
Google rolls out blood pressure and insulin resistance tracking to Pixel Watch owners, with trend reports coming in early October. Google is rolling out Health Guardian health tracking tools to Pixel Watch 3, 4 and 5 owners this week, with trend reports available in early October. Originally reported by Engadget.
Google announces Health Guardian
When Google debuted its latest Pixel smartwatch last month, the company announced the Health Guardian toolset to track blood pressure, insulin resistance and sleep breathing.
Tools were not ready at launch
The health tracking tools were not available at the time of the Pixel Watch five review, but Google rated the device highly at its launch date.
Rollout begins this week
The Google Health app will start receiving the Health Guardian lineup this week, with the first wave of trend reports available in early October.
Three generations get the features
Tracking can begin for blood pressure trends, insulin resistance trends and sleep breathing quality metrics for owners of Pixel Watch three, four and five.
Emergency detection in Europe
Wearers with Pixel Watch four and five in European countries will have access to Breathing Emergency Detection, which automatically contacts emergency services if oxygen drops severely.
Free for Pixel, paid for Fitbit
Pixel smartwatch owners access these health features for free. Fitbit Air owners with Google Health Premium subscription gain insulin resistance and blood pressure trends later this year.
The takeaway
Google is rolling out Health Guardian health tracking tools to Pixel Watch 3, 4 and 5 owners this week, with trend reports available in early October.
