Apple has n’t delivered any major hardware - focused health breakthroughs on its late smartwatches . The current - gen Series 10 smartwatch is mostly a slimmed - down incarnation of its predecessor , and it appears that next - gen readiness likeblood pressuremonitoring continue to run into hurdling .
But Apple could add a different kind of sensing element to its smartwatch , one that we are all too familiar with . According toBloomberg , the company is planning to sum up a camera to the Apple Watch — both the mainline as well as the top - end Ultra mannikin .
“ The current idea is to put the photographic camera inside the display of the Series version , like the front - face lense on the iPhone . The Ultra will take a unlike approaching , with the photographic camera lens sitting on the side of the watch near the crown and release , ” says the report .
Interestingly , Meta explored the theme years ago , but eventually kill the projection . It is n’t clear how before long we are going to see these television camera - equipped Apple Watch example hit the mart . Moreover , there is no word on what on the button these cameras will accomplish . However , a quick look at Apple ’s AI and wellness stack gives us a clear approximation .
It could be a wellness boon
The prime candidate would be Apple Intelligence . This feature article lets users point their camera at any target in their view . The underlying AI example will consequently rake the domain as seen through the camera lens , and supply solution base on exploiter queries .
For instance , it could identify favorite , pick up details from a poster , translate textual matter , and just extend on a natural conversation base on where users designate the camera . This feature film is computationally quite demanding , which means the Apple Watches would postulate a beefy processor to handle it .
Apple could always make some functional cutbacks onhow it put to death Visual Intelligenceon smartwatches . But we ’ve already seen undecided - root options likeHuggingSnap carry through it on scotch resource — and with a totally offline approach — so it would be interesting to see how Apple go ahead with utilizing cameras on an Apple Watch .
The other potential boulevard could be wellness . Apple has already put through features such asFall Detection on smartwatches , which automatically triggers an hand brake alert , too . Adding a camera detector would permit for improved accuracy and could help emergency brake responders establish on the ocular data point sent by the tv camera .
Likewise , it could wait on user with physical exertion and open new avenues for telehealth consultation and steering . Apple could tie it withthe clangor detection systemon smartwatches , which has already saved life . The Bloomberg report note the possibleness of FaceTime calls , as well , but adds that it could be an awkward experience .
