Samsung finally enabled temperature tracking on a smartwatch launched nearly nine months ago. The Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro now offer detailed menstrual tracking by measuring your core body temperature. Samsung says the new feature is rolling out “progressively” to the Samsung Health app in the U.S., Korea, and select European countries.
Rather than simply counting the number of days from when you input your last period, the new Samsung Health will measure your basal body temperature, or BBT, right as you wake up, according to the press release. If your Samsung Health app has been updated, you can find the feature under Cycle Tracking. Samsung says it uses “infrared technology” to track your temperature to determine whether you’re close to ovulating or starting your period.
Well, at least we know it does work now, and I hope its stats still become visible on sleep stats too (like Fitbit has). Bearing in mind now what its use case it, I just hope the data is being protected from the US authorities.
See https://gizmodo.com/samsung-finally-enables-the-temperature-sensor-on-the-g-1850349689