A TikTok post revealed what tattooed Apple Watch users are keeping quiet about!
The accuracy of Apple devices is rarely challenged, but when it actually happens, it’s for major reasons. According to a testimony recently shared on social networks The Apple Watch is not compatible with tattoos, or at least the presence of them makes it much less accurate.
From previous cases it has been demonstrated that Tattoo ink can interfere with pulse detection and therefore monitoring of physical activity or general health., because it reflects light differently than skin, which is what the Apple Watch’s sensors should detect. The Apple Watch, like other wrist-worn devices, uses light to collect data on heart rate and other health metrics.
Apple Watch is not compatible with tattoos
One user preferred the benefits of the Apple Watch over the taste of the tattoo on his wrist. According to a 15-second TikTok post by cosmetic nurse Maryam Khatibi, in which she shows laser treatment to eliminate your patient’s conception, with excellent results.
@hwclinicbrugge Did you know that an Apple Watch and a tattoo don’t mix ⌚️😳⚡️ #apple #applewatch #tattooremoval #tattoos #asmr #fyp #picoplus #satisfying #picolaser #brugge #hwclinicbrugge ♬ som original – maclarao
Although this is not a common problem, it is also not unknown to Apple. According to the support document, the Apple Watch measures the user’s blood oxygen level and pulse rate through a process called photolethysmography, which the company explains as follows:
This technology, although difficult to pronounce, is based on a very simple fact: blood is red because it reflects red light and absorbs green light. The Apple Watch uses green LED lights combined with light-sensitive photodiodes to detect the amount of blood flowing through the wrist at any given time. When your heart beats, there is more blood flow to your wrist (and absorption of green light). Between beats, it’s less. By flashing its LED lights hundreds of times per second, Apple Watch can calculate how many times your heart beats per minute, or your heart rate.
The presence of ink means that the previous process is not completely completed. To solve it, there are definitive and costly decisions, like those shared on TikTok by Khatibi, who stated that the patient It took 4 sessions at a cost of 380 dollars.
However, There are other less painful, cheap and effective solutions that other users have preferred to do, such as changing the Apple Watch on their wrist.in the case of not having tattoos or Connect Apple Watch via Bluetooth to a chest strap for precise tracking during workouts.If you were in this situation, which option would you choose?
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