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Updated · PhoneArena · Jun 8

Google Tests Smartphone Camera to Measure Heart Rate, Expanding Health Tracking Beyond Smartwatches

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Updated · PhoneArena · Jun 8

Google Tests Smartphone Camera to Measure Heart Rate, Expanding Health Tracking Beyond Smartwatches

3 articles · Updated · PhoneArena · Jun 8

Google is testing a system that uses a smartphone’s front-facing camera to capture a key health metric—heart rate—without requiring a smartwatch.
Front-camera monitoring could widen access to real-time health tracking because smartphones are far more common than wrist-worn devices that already offer continuous heart-rate readings.
The effort points to a broader push to turn everyday phones into health tools, potentially bringing basic biometric monitoring to many more users.

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