Help.
I need the Apple watch to track my heart rate and warn me when my heart is about to fail. Is there an app to help me out with that? Thanks!
Hi
Heart rate alerts are not presently available as built-in feature of iOS or watchOS.
Note also that Apple Watch, the heart rate sensor and the included Apple Watch apps are not medical devices and are intended for fitness purposes only. They are not designed or intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.
You may find the following third-party app (for example) of interest:
HeartWatch
- The developer advises:
- "NOTIFICATIONS: You can configure notifications for the following scenarios: When heart rate exceeds a bpm value, When heart rate drops below a bpm value."
- "NOTE: Due to your iPhone's Health Store being encrypted, notifications can only be delivered when your iPhone is unlocked. This will happen in the background whenever you are using your iPhone in an unlocked state for any purpose, so in practice, you will be alerted as long as you regularly use your iPhone."
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/heartwatch.-view-get-notified/id1062745479?mt=8
- http://heartwatch.tantsissa.com/home
More information (under Not a medical device):