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Hi, I have a Galaxy Note 2 (duh) and I am getting into more running, and over-all health related activities.
I use Runtastic, and there related applications to track my information.
I am wondering whats the best device for tracking heart rate and all that information that works with those apps? I am asking in this area because at the same time I am looking for an arm band that can hold my note 2, maybe even have one of those heart rate/health devices attached to it the arm bad that supports the note 2 as well.
I hope I am making sense.
Ideas?
Thanks.

bmancell said:
Hi, I have a Galaxy Note 2 (duh) and I am getting into more running, and over-all health related activities.
I use Runtastic, and there related applications to track my information.
I am wondering whats the best device for tracking heart rate and all that information that works with those apps? I am asking in this area because at the same time I am looking for an arm band that can hold my note 2, maybe even have one of those heart rate/health devices attached to it the arm bad that supports the note 2 as well.
I hope I am making sense.
Ideas?
Thanks.
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The s health app has a few devices listed, did you check them out?
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[Q] Real time Heart Rate tracking problem ?

Hi, I have a problem with the heart rate sensor. It don't work correctly and show a random number (60, 56, 110, 60, 60, many result with 60 ...). I did 2 tests many times : on my hand and without my hand => random result.
I decided to test it with a belt heart rate ANT+ (very good, accurate product) and have a real different. The G watch R heart rate in realtime capture have a big problem. The value change from 110 to 70 in five seconds ... And it's not possible to use it when running. Sometime (1 time per 5 ?) it show the good value ...
Another big problem is that isnot possible to show more than 140 heartrates when running ... is it the contact problem ???
I think this is a problem general with the sensor of this watch.
Do you have notice that ?
Note that I tested with application : Sport Gear Tracker, Endomondo, Cardiograph, SensorBox for Wear

No problem for me, works almost same measure in same condition, between 70 and 79 every time in normal way.
You do not move and stay immovable during the measure.

First I'll say, I've never had issues getting readings above 140 when expected.
The watch heart rate monitor works best when you're not moving and it's never going to be as accurate as a chest belt monitor. The watch monitor offers convenience and a general ballpark reading for your workout. Try it for an entire workout. The values will fluctuate, but the overall average may be somewhere in the ballpark of what you might expect. It really all depends how you're holding your arm and the motions you're doing. I've found mine works best for walking actives, but not as well when I'm weight training.
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dersie said:
No problem for me, works almost same measure in same condition, between 70 and 79 every time in normal way.
You do not move and stay immovable during the measure.
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OK, when I don't move, it's okay for cheking heart rate. Sometime it show 60, I think this is a default value when the sensor don't capture well.
But my need is the "real time" heart rate tracking for running. And it's not working well.

I found this and I understood why it cannot show more than 140bpm during "real time tracking"
http://www.cnet.com/news/how-accurate-are-wristband-heart-rate-monitors

Well, it's not very accurate for me either

qdh1502 said:
I found this and I understood why it cannot show more than 140bpm during "real time tracking"
http://www.cnet.com/news/how-accurate-are-wristband-heart-rate-monitors
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That explains it best. Like I was saying, the watch is not going to beat chest monitors and will only give you a ballpark average at best. The watch monitors were not "made" for monitoring during activity.
A good way to cross check heart rate is to use Runtastic's Heart Rate Monitor app. I've found it does a very good job, but it is only snapshot. But a chest monitor is always best.
I've found the watch gives me a sufficient enough overall picture. Although I've found that the "R" gives me lower readings during activity than the Samsung Gear Live does. The Gear Live was giving me values that were too high during activity and the "R" gives me values that are too low during activity. But the ballpark changes give a well enough picture. I can see 55 minutes on the treadmill is working my heart more than 30 minutes of weight training.
I would have thought that watches would have the heart rate sensor on the bottom part of the strap. So they could read pulse from the bottom of your wrist. But I guess that would cost more .
I'm Denzel Washington brown and it works well enough for me.

qdh1502 said:
OK, when I don't move, it's okay for cheking heart rate. Sometime it show 60, I think this is a default value when the sensor don't capture well.
But my need is the "real time" heart rate tracking for running. And it's not working well.
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60 is normal value if you are relax. 70 is common value.

dersie said:
60 is normal value if you are relax. 70 is common value.
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With the "R", the value never goes below 60 and some people do have pulse below 60.

Darnell_Chat_TN said:
With the "R", the value never goes below 60 and some people do have pulse below 60.
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I will test with later, when I take my beta Blocker my Heart Rate is about 48 pulse

dersie said:
60 is normal value if you are relax. 70 is common value.
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I don' agree with you. Human heart rate is between 60 and 80 at relax (for a professional sportif => less than 60). I have normally 68 when relaxing (test with a real professional machin).
With my GTW, it show many time 60 ... and why not 59 or 61 ???

dersie said:
I will test with later, when I take my beta Blocker my Heart Rate is about 48 pulse
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Or just try it with the watch not on your wrist. Even with no pulse to read at all, it will show a value. I just got the Android 5+ updates. And just tried. It showed a pulse of "52". So maybe that's the new minimum. And that was testing while holding the watch in the air. I tried it with the watch laying flat on a table and it read "70" [emoji15] .
This is certainly not a tool to use when checking for signs of life [emoji1] .
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qdh1502 said:
I don' agree with you. Human heart rate is between 60 and 80 at relax (for a professional sportif => less than 60). I have normally 68 when relaxing (test with a real professional machin).
With my GTW, it show many time 60 ... and why not 59 or 61 ???
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So 60 is in the 60-70 interval no ?

Just an FYI. I got a new watch band for my "R" and it holds the watch to my wrist a bit more snug than the stock band. Now, my heart rate readings during workouts are better than with the old stock band. So, this may be something some of you may want to try, in order to improve readings.
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The Sensor
I've actually been developing for the LG Watch R using its sensors (about 14 sensors or so are reported by the API). One problem is that accessing the heart rate sensor can't be done correctly as the Google API documentation suggests it should (ditto for the Step Detector sensor). Furthermore, the sensor events for the HR sensor will return not one float (as in, readings in bpm as expected) but a list of sixteen numbers!! (your guess here is as good as mine). I'd expect this from a shoddy brand, but LG? Come on!
However, what was most astonishing, is that the sensor is reported by the API as a "PIXART_PPG" . A PPG ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoplethysmogram ) is actually a very accurate sensor by definition, way better than the usual LED + Camera combo. Still, most of the events fired by the sensor return 0.0 (actually, a list of 16 zeroes. Sometimes the third number is set to something believable).
I'm actually pondering about contacting LG and asking them about a couple of things : a) Why didn't they update the way you access their sensors when the lollipop update was released and b) Why is their PPG so unreliable?!
What are your thoughts on this?

Response from LG?
Did you every get a response from LG?
Optical wrist sensors aren't inherently unreliable if it's a good sensor and the design seals out external light. Mio makes reliable wrist strap sensors, off the actual physical sensor in the g watch r is good, it should work better than it does.
ei05035 - I know this is an old thread, but did you contact LG? Did you get a response?

Eye soreness

I've only had this device for 4-5 days now. My eyes have been really sore for the past 2 days now. I'm not sure if this is because of the Iris scanner or the Gear VR. Anyone else having the same problem?

How much time have you spent with the Gear VR? Does the problem stop when you put the phone down for a while?
In any event, persistent eye soreness should be diagnosed by a doctor, not by a cell phone forum.

While you wait for your optometrist appointment, have you tried using the blue light filter setting in your pull down menu?

Have you, by chance, suffered any type of head injury (mild or moderate)? Recent change in vision or new optical prescription? Things to consider.
This could be indicative of something far more important than a Note 8, so please do see an Optometrist.

herandy said:
I've only had this device for 4-5 days now. My eyes have been really sore for the past 2 days now. I'm not sure if this is because of the Iris scanner or the Gear VR. Anyone else having the same problem?
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I noticed some discomfort after using the VR....it does say to limit your usage, especially when starting out.

BlueFox721 said:
I noticed some discomfort after using the VR....it does say to limit your usage, especially when starting out.
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Yeah those warnings exist for our protection fortunately. They other issue op could be having is from the device not finished learning brightness preferences as yet. I had to retrain mine negate for whatever reason, it thought I looked to be blinded!!!?

Jammol said:
Yeah those warnings exist for our protection fortunately. They other issue op could be having is from the device not finished learning brightness preferences as yet. I had to retrain mine negate for whatever reason, it thought I looked to be blinded!!!?
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I did too. could be that then

Gary02468 said:
How much time have you spent with the Gear VR? Does the problem stop when you put the phone down for a while?
In any event, persistent eye soreness should be diagnosed by a doctor, not by a cell phone forum.
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It just comes and goes randomly putting the phone down doesn't seem to make a difference that much to me. I think it might be related to the iris scanner though. I've heard some people had problems with it on the S8 as well. Haven't used the Gear VR that much. 4-5 times, half an hour each time.

Bet its the VR...I struggle with this. I'm not sure what impact the Iris scanner might have but its not a bright light so can't imagine it causes too much harm. VR will tire your eyes especially after 30 mins. I watched a live SpaceX rocket launch and had to sit for a few mins after to recover.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.dail...-say-iris-scanner-causing-eye-discomfort.html
You're not alone apparently. I stay away from shining even small amounts of infrared lights in my eyes. It's not with the small chance of damage to me.

How does the amount of IR exposure from a few seconds of iris-scanning compare to the amount of IR exposure from a few seconds of walking outdoors?

Gary02468 said:
How does the amount of IR exposure from a few seconds of iris-scanning compare to the amount of IR exposure from a few seconds of walking outdoors?
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One is artificial, the other is natural. It may be a tiny risk, but Samsung even provides a warning about it when you activate it. My eye sight is just too important to me to risk it with new technology even if the risks are miniscule.
Also, it is the issue of the repeated exposure over a period of time. How many times do you unlock your phone a day? I think that is the concerning aspect in my eyes. Of course an unlock or two will not create eye damage. However, who has done the studies proving that repetitive direct eye exposure to IR lights are benign to eye health? The studies just aren't there.

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Seems like you maybe sensitive to the infared light spectrum used by the iris scanner. I would recommend that you disable iris scanning and use the fingerprint scanner instead.

I don't use Gear VR or the iris scanner and my eyes are fine. I am a heavy user too, with one full battery depletion per day.

I don't have an issue with the iris scanner. I keep the phone about a foot away when I do the iris unlock (both eyes in the 2 circles).
I primarily use my fingerprint, then PIN code, but I rely on iris unlock if my hands are sticky or dirty.

Lower the brightness..
herandy said:
I've only had this device for 4-5 days now. My eyes have been really sore for the past 2 days now. I'm not sure if this is because of the Iris scanner or the Gear VR. Anyone else having the same problem?
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Have you tried lowering the brightness, the Note 8 is a particularly bright phone.

petethepete2000 said:
Have you tried lowering the brightness, the Note 8 is a particularly bright phone.
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It's on auto and usually too dim to be honest, but I've been having around 6-6:30 SoT recently anyways. Black themes from substratum help a lot too.

Irregular heart rate

My Oneplus phone and Watch 3 work well together. The problem is that I have irregular heart rate and Watch 3 doesn't give any results because of that. But sometimes my heart rate is again regular and so are the results. I hope that Samsung has something to solve this problem. What about the measuring the blood pressure in the future, when I have this problem.

If you're concerned about atrial fibrillation, or if you have some other arrhythmia, please do NOT trust your health to this watch. See your doctor. Then if you want to monitor yourself, get a device like the Kardia Mobile. I do not work for them, I am however a healthcare professional, and this GW3 so far isn't knocking me over with it's accuracy. I consider it a novelty at this point.

Agree with above, don't rely on a watch!

I bought this watch before I realised that I have this problem with my heart. I have to admit, that the watch helped me to find out the problem, because it didn't work well.
The watch 3 is quite expensive without those features, which doesn't work well with me. I think, that there is no need to wait for some change...

Question Google Fit on Redmi Note 11

Hi Guys,
Now this one may not be a Redmi Note issue as such... and might be more software/Google issue...?
Does anyone on here use Google Fit, and if so, have you been able to get the Heart Rate and Respiratory Monitor to work, via just using the camera....??
So apparently, within Google Fit you can measure you're heart rate using just the camera, and supposedly it's fairly accurate according to reviews. As they compared it to Apple Watch and the real equipment....
According to Google's own wording in the App itself and various other publications via Google it appears it can work on any phone with a camera, it just depends on the phone itself. However looking at the external reviews they keep mentioning using Pixels to do this....
So just wondered, has anyone got it to work.... as I don't have the option/feature in the guide. I found out I had disabled access to the camera in App permissions. But since re-enabling and turning on settings within the App, it still don't show up...
Cheers, Lister

morning lister
i cant get it working either , set permissions and nowt appears when ya press add on home screen . i t might be pixel only .
not the answer i know but the Huawei band 6 app works great on it . got it on sale on amazon a while back ( 32.99 in Argos at the mo ), heart rate monitor does the job well enough , although ya have to download the app from Huawei site cause playstore versions outdated . but everything works , and battery lasts a good 10 / 11 days foe me ( they claim 14 )