One of the Apple Watch promotional material includes this image (apparently) from the health app.
How can this be interpreted? I understand that the Apple Watch may alert for irregular heart rhythms, but what does this message means.
Best Answer
Basically, this is really just a disclaimer that Apple Watch cannot detect heart attacks.
According to Apple:
Things you should know
Apple Watch cannot detect heart attacks. If you ever experience chest
pain, pressure, tightness, or what you think is a heart attack, call
emergency services immediately.
Apple Watch is not constantly looking for AFib. This means Apple Watch
cannot detect all instances of AFib, and people with AFib may not get
a notification.
If you’re not feeling well, you should talk to your doctor even if you
don’t get a notification. Symptoms such as a rapid, pounding, or
fluttering heartbeat, dizziness, or fainting, can indicate a serious
condition.
Do not change your medication without talking to your
doctor.
In some instances, the notification may indicate the presence of an
irregular heart rhythm other than AFib.
The health data is automatically added by the watch. If you can see heart rate data, this means your Apple Watch is sending data to the Health app properly.
The message on the screenshot you posted is a bit misleading. In this answer you'll learn how to verify that the heart rate data is being transmitted correctly and how to shut off heart rate data collection.
Seeing Heart Rate data
Open the Health app on the iPhone. Select the Health Data tab. Navigate to Vitals > Heart Rate:
If you see data, that means your watch is properly sending data to the Health app. You can make this visible on the initial screen for the Health app by toggling the Show on Dashboard switch.
Disabling Heart Rate data
You can turn off Apple Watch health data collection. Open the Apple Watch app for iPhone. Select the My Watch tab. Navigate to Privacy > Motion & Fitness. There, you can turn off Heart Rate or Fitness Tracking:
If the watches are different, and the phones are different, then the only thing that appears to remain the same is you.
You don't mention, but have you ruled out the possibility of there being anything about you? For instance, I remember reading that tattoos could prevent the heart monitor obtaining a clear reading, and there was some talk about people with very black skin also having difficulties. Example article here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32537030
The other possibility is whether there is something with the tightness with which you wear it?
Best Answer
Basically, this is really just a disclaimer that Apple Watch cannot detect heart attacks.
According to Apple:
Source: Heart rate notifications on your Apple Watch, Apple.