Heart Rate Context “Streaming”

I recently noticed that there are times when my heart rate context = streaming (instead of background, sedentary, waking, etc). What does streaming mean?

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 7

Posted on Jul 6, 2021 3:59 PM

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Jul 6, 2021 4:03 PM in response to H_h112

Streaming is normal monitoring.

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Heart Rate Context “Streaming”

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