Would the Apple Watch be able to detect an illness before the first symptoms appear? This is what several users who have installed watchOS 11 on their Apple Watch say. With this update, they benefit from the “Vital Signs” application, a new app which would be surprising to say the least, according to initial reports!
Vital signs are able to detect illness before the first symptoms
The “Vital Signs” application, designed by Apple for watchOS 11, recently appeared on Apple Watches and is already making waves. Intended to analyze health data collected by the watch, it could well revolutionize the way we monitor our daily well-being. Indeed, according to several user testimonials on the Reddit site, the application is capable of detecting illnesses even before the first symptoms appear (a world first in the field of connected watches and bracelets).
During its presentation, Apple did not mention the possibility that Vital Signs could anticipate the onset of an illness. However, several users claim that the application anticipated declines in form well before symptoms appeared. A named user RCG21 shared his experience on Reddit, explaining that the app twice predicted he would get sick, several days before he started feeling the first signs.
Here is his testimony:
I started using Vitals as soon as it came out in beta and since then I’ve gotten sick about twice. Both times he knew a few days in advance and I didn’t feel anything unusual.
It’s pretty crazy how useful this feature can be.
Personalized real-time monitoring
Working on Apple Watch Series 8 and later models, including the Apple Watch Ultra line running watchOS 11, Vital Signs leverages health data collected during sleep over a seven-day period to establish a personalized baseline. It analyzes parameters such as heart rate, respiratory rate, wrist temperature, sleep duration and blood oxygen level. By monitoring this data, the application establishes normal values specific to each user and sends alerts in case of unusual data.
Testimonials that confirm the effectiveness of the application
Another user with the nickname dalethomas81 also reported that Vital Signs detected several changes in his readings before he started feeling sick. These alerts were issued from anomalies in its health data a few days before symptoms appeared, supporting the hypothesis that the application may well be able to anticipate illnesses like the flu or bronchitis .
A revolution in health monitoring?
Thanks to these numerous testimonies, it seems plausible that the watchOS Vital Signs application could play a key role in the early detection of illnesses. If the app won’t literally tell you “you are going to get sick”it carefully monitors deviations in your health data and alerts you as soon as a parameter goes out of its normal range. This ability to anticipate the warning signs of a health problem could, ultimately, allow users to better manage their well-being, or even consult a doctor before symptoms even appear.
