Since Watchos 11 you can use the vital functions app on the Apple Watch. In the app you will find different measurements such as heart rate, breathing frequency, saturation, sleep and pole temperature. The measurement results together can help you understand the current status of your body.
Short -term changes can be a signal that something may be wrong. Vital functions notes these changes and can warn the user to consult a doctor.
Vital functions for Apple Watch
You have probably heard the term vital functions before, these are often checked during a doctor’s visit. Usually these are a series of very specific measurements, such as your heart rate and body temperature. Doctors use this data to get a picture of your overall health.
The Apple Watch constantly checks your vital functions such as respiratory frequency, heart rate, polmatuur, etc. This data can be found in the Health app on your iPhone and from Watchos 11 also in the vital functions app for Apple Watch (Vitals).
The purpose of the app is to give you insight into your overall health, but especially to also warn you about changes. With suspicious deviations, Watchos and iOS will actively warn you. Thanks to the position you can follow your health well and consult a doctor in time if it is necessary.
Conditions for use vital functions
Vital functions is available on Watchos 11 and all Apple Watch models that can run this software or newer. It is important to realize that not all data is available on all devices. For example, the respiratory frequency will only be seen on Apple Watch models with a saturation sensor and the pole temperature will only be measured if you have a Watch model with a temperature sensor.
In addition, the Vitals app only works if you Apple Watch wears while sleeping. This is the best period to measure vital functions, because it offers the most constant and similar data. Therefore, use the sleep function of the Apple Watch to collect data.
Activate vital functions app
Before you can use the vital functions app you must activate the vital functions. This is possible via the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
- Open the Apple Watch app on your iPhone
- Go to ‘My Watch’
- Tap ‘vital functions’
- Choose ‘Configure’ vital functions ‘in health’
- Follow the steps on the screen to switch on the function and notifications.
Use vital functions for Apple Watch
Once you have activated the option, you can use the app on your Apple Watch. Open the vital functions app and view the collected data from the last night.
In the overview you see balls for heart rate, breathing frequency, polic temperature, saturation and sleep duration last night.
If a scoop is blue and falls within the blue block, it means that the measurement lies within your normal values. A purple ball indicates a deviation up or down.
At the bottom of the app, a general assessment of the five values ​​appears together. If everything is in order, you see the status “normal”