Apple watch will remind to wash hands to fight against Corona virus

With the newly introduced feature, Apple is ready to ace the fitness and hygiene game. the favored wearable fitness watch has recently introduced a feature which will remind you to scrub your hands regularly. Apple Watch won't only detect but also monitor your hygiene practice and can also send congratulation messages.

Studies show that washing your hands for 20 seconds will kill all the germs. The recent version of Apple Watch is powered with OS 7 which is strategically designed to watch the time you spend washing your hands. 

The feature is known as “Automatic Hand Washing Detection” which can help people in developing better hygiene habits, a must have during this pandemic time. 

It is usually seen that albeit we wash our hands regularly, we frequently fail to scrub them for the prescribed time which makes us susceptible to various diseases, COVID-19 being on the highest list within the current scenario. 

To ensure proper safety the newly introduced feature uses an on-device machine learning mechanism powered with a sensor and microphone which detects and monitors your hand washing habits. If you're washing it for fewer than 20-seconds and alerts pop-up are going to be displayed on your watch. additionally to the present , it'll also remind you to scrub your hands whenever you come back .

Automatic Hand Washing Detection: Apple Watch’s plan to Curb Coronavirus

For better security and safety of its users, Apple also plans to integrate its ‘Hand Washing timer’ into the Health app of its smartphones. The feature will educate you about the importance of washing hands and can keep a log of the amount of times you wash your hands during a day along side the time. 

Talking about users’ privacy, Apple clarified that although it uses a microphone to sense the washing time, it doesn't save the info anywhere. It further added that, since it's an on-device process, the info will get erased once you're finished washing your hands. 

The company announced that the feature are going to be available with Apple watchOS 7 for series 3, 4, and 5 and therefore the one which will arrive within the latter a part of the year. 

In addition to the “Automatic Hand Washing Detection”, Apple also plans to return with several other features including sleep tracking, workout videos supported various dance forms, hearing health features, along side a face configuration feature which will be shared with other users. 

The overall functionality of the recently added features will depend upon the Apple watch you own, along side its OS . If you've got an Apple Watch running on watchOS 7 (mostly Series 3,4, and 5) then you would possibly get lucky, however, those with Series 1 and a couple of won't be ready to enjoy them.