Heart rate monitoring function appeared in MIUI Health app
Last year, Xiaomi introduced a new MIUI branded shell system app called MIUI Health. This app offers a number of features such as tracking steps, running, cycling and climbing stairs, monitoring sleep quality and duration, and tracking your menstrual cycle.
Now, a new version of the MIUI Health app has been released under the version number 2.7.4, which has received a new heart rate monitoring function. Until a few years ago, Samsung included heart rate sensors in its flagship smartphones. But with the advent of fitness trackers and smartwatches on the market, the company has abandoned this practice. Another reason is to save space inside the smartphone for other components.
That being said, Xiaomi has implemented heart rate monitoring in its MIUI Health app without relying on a dedicated sensor. The app uses a phone camera and LED flash to measure your heart rate.
The heart rate monitoring function was confirmed on a Telegram channel called @MiuiSystemUpdates. Based on the description provided by the channel, to measure heart rate, users need to cover their phone's camera and LED flash with one finger until the progress bar fills up. Then you need to select your current state: "Normal", "Resting" and "After training". As with the Mi Fit app, users will have access to the history of heart rate measurements. It is not yet known how accurate the data obtained in this way are.
The MIUI Health app was originally limited to the Chinese version of MIUI 12. But now it is available in other regional software builds for Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones.
Source: GizmoChina
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