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Heart Rate Sensor

Hi guys,
Just got my new Gwatch R. I cant seem to get a heart rate reading at all. Can anyone else get it to work? I'm trying through "ok google" and "check my heart rate".
Is there a clear cover sticker over the sensor? I can't seem to see one.

I've also noticed that the green light doesnt come on when I try to take a heart rate reading.

I usually say "show me my heart rate"' but just tried check and that worked too.
Do the words you speak appear on the screen?

Try an alternative app for this ... something like: Cardiograph
If it's still not working it probably means you have a defective unit that required replacement. Mine works just fine with both native and 3rd party apps.

are you getting the "tighten band and try again" message? Thats what i'm getting. I got 3 readings then it stopped. Tried power off and reboot.

Thanks for the replies guys, just worked out, I am running a developer version of Lollipop. Confirmed this is the cause, paired with mates N5 and it worked fine. Weird.

Pondy said:
Thanks for the replies guys, just worked out, I am running a developer version of Lollipop. Confirmed this is the cause, paired with mates N5 and it worked fine. Weird.
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It is one of the few things that work when not paired to a phone, so that should make no difference.

Its likely the re pairing that fixed... I noticed issues with mine not working and it was because of an issue talking to the Google Fit app. I re syncronised that watch and boom working again.

I tried repairing, hard resets. None worked. When paired to lollipop it did some kind of firm ware update. I'm pretty sure that's broken it. When hard reset and paired to kk, there was no update applied and it works. I'm now running slimkat and it's working perfectly.

Each time I hard reset and paired with lollipop it applied the system update to the watch.

it happened to my oneplus one android lollipop as well. it just won't work, but i tried with cardiograph and it works.

use with fitness app
i guys,
is it possible to use watch as BT heart rate sensor with any fitness app, such as Wahoo Fitness or Runtastic, as we do with Wahoo/Polar straps, and get continuous HR reading during workout?

My heart rate sensor seems to work just fine and apparently I'm not dead.

OLegGio said:
i guys,
is it possible to use watch as BT heart rate sensor with any fitness app, such as Wahoo Fitness or Runtastic, as we do with Wahoo/Polar straps, and get continuous HR reading during workout?
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I'm also interested if that works....

OLegGio said:
i guys,
is it possible to use watch as BT heart rate sensor with any fitness app, such as Wahoo Fitness or Runtastic, as we do with Wahoo/Polar straps, and get continuous HR reading during workout?
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Some apps do and others do not. Runtastic does not. I don't know about Wahoo. Endomodo does. Runtastic seems to want to market their own BT heart rate monitors.
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I had the same problem a few weeks back .. google fit cannot take my heartbeat but using cardiograph it work ..
turns out the problem is with my phone .. upgrade the Google Play Service and Google Fit works fine ..
so the HW works without having to pair, but the software might need pairing ..

Watch Urbane Green Light randomly active

hello guys
i have a very strange problem with my watch urbane
the heart beat sensor is working randomly without me doing anything.
i have a standard watch face no activity tracking apps only the lg heart thnig and the google fit(wich I blocked on the app from showing notificiations)
it happens every 10 to 15 min even when in Theater mode....
i really have no idea why this is happening,i dont use the sensor is there a way to disable it??
android 6.0.1 and the phone is an note 3

mersimh said:
hello guys
i have a very strange problem with my watch urbane
the heart beat sensor is working randomly without me doing anything.
i have a standard watch face no activity tracking apps only the lg heart thnig and the google fit(wich I blocked on the app from showing notificiations)
it happens every 10 to 15 min even when in Theater mode....
i really have no idea why this is happening,i dont use the sensor is there a way to disable it??
android 6.0.1 and the phone is an note 3
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I've read about others have this problem with the Urbane 2. Have you tried resetting the watch? I believe this stopped the issue for others in the following thread...... http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=698153

mersimh said:
hello guys
i have a very strange problem with my watch urbane
the heart beat sensor is working randomly without me doing anything.
i have a standard watch face no activity tracking apps only the lg heart thnig and the google fit(wich I blocked on the app from showing notificiations)
it happens every 10 to 15 min even when in Theater mode....
i really have no idea why this is happening,i dont use the sensor is there a way to disable it??
android 6.0.1 and the phone is an note 3
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Mines been doing exactly the same since the last update, and not just in theatre mode. I've literally just tried resetting the watch and indeed my phone (it was due for a clean install anyway), but it's too early to say whether it's definitely fixed the issue or not... So far so good, though!

I am facing the same problem for a long time and I've been trying to reset my urbane twice already but it makes no changes

google fit does not work after update to M1D64Y

I remember google fit automatically track the heart rate and log it into thr history after update to M1D64X. It can be noticed when I take off the watch and the heart rate sensor light is still on.
After the update to M1D64Y, google fit does not track heart rate by itself anymore. And there is some issue in google fit on demand heart rate monitor. After the heart rate test, it shows the number from previous result but not the result from the test it just did. If I keep doing the test repeatedly without leaving the app, it keep showing the same number. I have to quit the googlenfit and re-enter the app in order to look at the correct test result from the history log.
I tried factory reset, uninstall and reinstall google fit on the phone, clear app data, which all of them do not help.
The only way to make the fit running properly is to uninstall google fit on the phone and use the original fit that come on the watch.
Is it just my watch or it happens generally on LG urbane? Can anyone of you who have Lg urbane with google fit installed test it for me? Thank you.

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The permission is not introduced by M1D64Y. It is introduced by M1D63 something several months ago. And I already allow everything in permission setting. Even if I do not give it permission, the app will ask me to allow those they need when the app just start.
This issue has been annoyed me for a long time. And I hope it is a software issue and has been waiting for the update of either watch OS or google fit.
Yesterday, there is an update of android wear on the phone ans update of google fit, after I install it yesterday, after about 20 hours, I notice there is a "sync" text on top of the screen when I enter the google fit on the watch. This sync is new and I have never seen it before. I tried the heart rate monitor, and it works now.
But I don't have automatic heart rate tracking in google fit, I don't know it has been removed or not. I am appreciated if anyone could confirm it, thank you.

I've same issue with Google fit, do not start heart rate monitor. It works only with LG pulse.....

Try the latest update of google fit, it fix the issue happen to me. Install the latest version of google fit on the phone, wait 20 mins to 24 hours for the update to be run on the watch.
In my case, the update is implemented on the watch after I take off the watch and let it charge overnight, around 7 hours.

Should I get this watch or another one

I hope this is in the right forum, please move if not.
I am looking for a smart watch for my mother. She's in her 70's and I want something to monitor her heart just in case.
*Note I understand no smartwatch is accurate or can it predict unforeseen health concerns. I understand the risks. She's not predisposed to heart conditions.
I've been doing research and it seems like either the Watch 3 or Active 2 are good choices because of the ECG function and also that it has active monitoring for heartrate and blood pressure. However, reading on the forums it seems its only recently that Korea health department has accepted the watch to be used as ECG monitors, and so we have to manually install apks to the watch. Does it require a Samsung phone to do it or can I use other phone brands?
Just to confirm, do the watches have watch screens that constantly display (active display) of heart rate and BP? I know ECG needs to be manually triggered for it to do its measurements.
I am not considering hybrid watches as I want a screen big enough for my mom to see numbers.
Please shoot me any other recommendations, but needs to have active display for your heart rate and BP. I have looked into the Omnron brand but its about $500 which is too expensive.
Thanks in advanced!

BPM is also on demand - I doubt any device monitors it constantly. Beside the handful of guidelines to take BP correctly (which is why it's not constantly measured), it simply doesn't need monitored constantly. That said, the BPM seems to be relatively accurate, but still requires monthly calibration.
Same thing for ECG. Honestly there are cheaper wearables that do a fine job of monitoring heart rate 24/7. In my experience, those devices can't read heart rate when in a-fib, so that's kind of an indirect indicator. I think the Apple Watch might claim to detect a-fib. The GW3 is not yet fully baked, so if you're seriously concerned about detecting a-fib look elsewhere.
I'm not a doctor and I'm not giving a rec or advice here. Bottom line is the GW3 is not the miracle device you're hoping for.

if you gotta ask , then get another one

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong: but none of the Samsung watches actively monitor heart rate other than beats-per-minute (and you can set the high and low rates). If the watch senses rates outside of your settings for a few minutes while not exercising, it's supposed to alert the user. No Afib or other alerts, as I believe an iWatch does. As noted above, the ECG and BP are on demand. There are watch faces that can show active heartrate

agbva said:
There are watch faces that can show active heartrate
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I can't speak to that, or how often it updates. I know on Android Wear in dim mode the heart rate updates, at most, once per hour. GW3 does do active heart rate monitoring, but not sure if, or how often, it would update in dim mode.
Best to look at a Fitbit. They display an active heart rate that updates fairly frequently. New Fitbits may also have active a-fib monitoring.
That said, GW3 is the only watch I'm aware of that has fall detection. Combined with a cellular plan that could be a big winner for the elderly crowd. I haven't used it, but I believe the GW3 will call or message emergency contacts if you don't cancel it within 1 minute of a fall detected. GW3 might also have a heart rate alarm that goes off if your heart rate goes above a certain threshold (which is probably what you really want).
As far as heart rate trends, it takes a few clicks in the Samsung Health app but GW3 will show you the high and low heart rate by hour....another click and it will show you the average as well as all the readings for that hour. Not sure the highs and lows are super accurate - maybe only +/- 5-10 beats. My suspicion is that is because it calculates too fast (i.e. only counts for 3-5 seconds, and so that half-beat is the source of variance).

kodiak799 said:
BPM is also on demand - I doubt any device monitors it constantly. Beside the handful of guidelines to take BP correctly (which is why it's not constantly measured), it simply doesn't need monitored constantly. That said, the BPM seems to be relatively accurate, but still requires monthly calibration.
Same thing for ECG. Honestly there are cheaper wearables that do a fine job of monitoring heart rate 24/7. In my experience, those devices can't read heart rate when in a-fib, so that's kind of an indirect indicator. I think the Apple Watch might claim to detect a-fib. The GW3 is not yet fully baked, so if you're seriously concerned about detecting a-fib look elsewhere.
I'm not a doctor and I'm not giving a rec or advice here. Bottom line is the GW3 is not the miracle device you're hoping for.
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The ECG function should be enough to detect arrhythmia. Don't need A-fib. It just seems like a hassle to install, but I need confirmation that a non-samsung phone can install the ECG function.
agbva said:
Someone can correct me if I'm wrong: but none of the Samsung watches actively monitor heart rate other than beats-per-minute (and you can set the high and low rates). If the watch senses rates outside of your settings for a few minutes while not exercising, it's supposed to alert the user. No Afib or other alerts, as I believe an iWatch does. As noted above, the ECG and BP are on demand. There are watch faces that can show active heartrate
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I didn't know iwatch does that. I know for a fact that they don't constantly monitor heart rate, but they measure in intervals. That's all I want, but I need to make sure that there's a watch face that can display BP or heart rate on the front without going into the settings.
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I can't speak to that, or how often it updates. I know on Android Wear in dim mode the heart rate updates, at most, once per hour. GW3 does do active heart rate monitoring, but not sure if, or how often, it would update in dim mode.
Best to look at a Fitbit. They display an active heart rate that updates fairly frequently. New Fitbits may also have active a-fib monitoring.
That said, GW3 is the only watch I'm aware of that has fall detection. Combined with a cellular plan that could be a big winner for the elderly crowd. I haven't used it, but I believe the GW3 will call or message emergency contacts if you don't cancel it within 1 minute of a fall detected. GW3 might also have a heart rate alarm that goes off if your heart rate goes above a certain threshold (which is probably what you really want).
As far as heart rate trends, it takes a few clicks in the Samsung Health app but GW3 will show you the high and low heart rate by hour....another click and it will show you the average as well as all the readings for that hour. Not sure the highs and lows are super accurate - maybe only +/- 5-10 beats. My suspicion is that is because it calculates too fast (i.e. only counts for 3-5 seconds, and so that half-beat is the source of variance).
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which fitbit do you recommend? I was looking at their bands, but I don't think they all have ECG function?
Thanks for the replies. Please give me suggestions of what other smartwatches I can consider.

Hi,
I'm sorry for being a bit off topic but how did you manage to install bp/ecg with nonSamsung phone? I've tried some tpks, signed them and tried sdb install but I always get -1 error...
Regards.

Deviatorz said:
which fitbit do you recommend? I was looking at their bands, but I don't think they all have ECG function?.
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I don't really know much about Fitbit. We got my dad one several years ago that also pairs with a phone to show the heart rate history. Most [all?] smartwatches update minimal things on the watchface in dim mode in order to save battery.
You can buy a good Omron BPM/ECG monitor for $180. No watch is going to actively measure and display BPM or ECG.
I don't think you will find a watch that does everything you want, so you'll probably have to accomplish that with multiple devices.

As far as I remember gw3 fall detection only works in workouts. I couldn't prove that yet though...

Well this watch has a lot of potential for a new owner ?

Deviatorz said:
The ECG function should be enough to detect arrhythmia. Don't need A-fib. It just seems like a hassle to install, but I need confirmation that a non-samsung phone can install the ECG function.
I didn't know iwatch does that. I know for a fact that they don't constantly monitor heart rate, but they measure in intervals. That's all I want, but I need to make sure that there's a watch face that can display BP or heart rate on the front without going into the settings.
which fitbit do you recommend? I was looking at their bands, but I don't think they all have ECG function?
Thanks for the replies. Please give me suggestions of what other smartwatches I can consider.
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All the ECG function does on the GW3 is detect Afib. You also need to touch the watch button with the finger from your hand to use the ECG function, so it can't continuously monitor you.
I only have a Samsung phone so I can't advise on how it works with non-Samsung Android phones.

Galaxy Watch 3 For Sleep Apnea

I have mild sleep apnea and was thinking of buying the galaxy watch 3 (instead of the cheaper active 2) because it has an oxygen sensor. Is this a reliable way to test varying treatments for sleep apnea? Worth it?

I've been on a CPAP for almost 2 years. I didn't think it was possible to sleep through the ENTIRE night!
What triggered me to ask the doctor, was I was (at the time) wearing a Gear 3 frontier to sleep and noticed my sleep SUCKED! But my main concern was I noticed
my heart rate would jump into the 90's WHILE SLEEPING. Showing this to my doctor, they said do you snore? I said, well, I live alone, but family members said
I do. After the take home sleep study, I had around 14-20 events per hour.
Now, I'm down to 1 or less, and my heart rate at night, stays pretty much in the mid to low 50's.

I have a Galaxy 3 and opted to get an Oura ring in addition (expensive solution). Just seemed to provide more specific sleep metrics. However, at this particular point in time, I'd hang on for the upcoming Galaxy Watch 4 as it may have better sensors.

Thanks for replies.
Are there any other watches by any other brands that are known for having a good oxygen sensor?

For most people, the GW3 SpO2 sensor is poor, even if it did monitor while you slept (which it doesn't). Not sure the GW4 sensor will be different or that it will work any better.
Sleep as Android now supports a few watches (Tic Watch 3, Garmin, not sure what else). To me, this is app better than any other tracker out there, and I find it very similar to the Oura ring (which doesn't track SpO2).
I tried the O2 Ring / Wellue Ring, and it has an alarm that alerts you if it falls below 90. But for me I found it would lose signal and then record a false event. I got the Smart/Happy ring recommend by Sleep as Android, and I think it works very well, but it's another watch with a finger tip sensor attachment for readings.
I don't know that any true wrist based monitor is going to give you reliable readings. A ring is your best bet over a fingertip sensor. I'm guessing Oura will have it in their next version, in a year or two. Rumors are Fitbit (now owned by Google) is coming out with a ring with an SpO2 sensor.

Theojt said:
I have a Galaxy 3 and opted to get an Oura ring in addition (expensive solution). Just seemed to provide more specific sleep metrics.
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That's unfortunate, because I find Sleep As Android to give comparable stats as Oura using the GW3 watch sensor.
Agree Sammie sleep monitoring has limited metrics, and doesn't seem very accurate. You do get temperature and HRV with Oura, which is nice. Not sure why Sleep as Android and GW3 don't report HRV.
GW4 is supposed to have biometrics (like body fat%), which is nice if you don't already have a smart scale. Really would have liked to see a temperature sensor instead.

kodiak799 said:
That's unfortunate, because I find Sleep As Android to give comparable stats as Oura using the GW3 watch sensor.
Agree Sammie sleep monitoring has limited metrics, and doesn't seem very accurate. You do get temperature and HRV with Oura, which is nice. Not sure why Sleep as Android and GW3 don't report HRV.
GW4 is supposed to have biometrics (like body fat%), which is nice if you don't already have a smart scale. Really would have liked to see a temperature sensor instead.
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i have a gw3 and unfortunately the sleep as android app doesn't work with it. I tested watch 4 that the sleep app worked but spo2 data is not possible.. because samsung blocks. I would love to use the sleep as android app on gw3.

gerardo1000 said:
i have a gw3 and unfortunately the sleep as android app doesn't work with it. I tested watch 4 that the sleep app worked but spo2 data is not possible.. because samsung blocks. I would love to use the sleep as android app on gw3.
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GW3 works with Sleep As Android (you have to install a companion app from Tizen store on the watch), but the SpO2 doesn't. They may eventually get SpO2 with GW4, and are struggling to support TicWatch for SpO2. I've been using the Happy Electronics fingertip SpO2 Sleep as Android recommends, and it works great but is pretty cumbersome.
Anyway, I just ordered the new Oura Ring 3, which will be supporting SpO2 with a software update some time in 2022. It's readings SHOULD be better than wrist-based options. Assuming it works as advertised, I'll forego upgrading my GW3.