Google’s Pixel Watch 5 Can Now Detect Breathing Emergencies
It will only be available in select markets in the European Union to start. And two other big new capabilities are also coming to older devices: blood pressure and insulin resistance trends. These are coming to the Google Health app, and will be available for anyone with a Fitbit Air, Pixel Watch 3, Watch 4, or Watch 5 later this fall.“It might have felt strange—why are we harping about heart rate accuracy so much—back then,” Sandeep Waraich, senior director of Wearables at Google, tells WIRED.
- ▪It will only be available in select markets in the European Union to start.
- ▪And two other big new capabilities are also coming to older devices: blood pressure and insulin resistance trends.
- ▪These are coming to the Google Health app, and will be available for anyone with a Fitbit Air, Pixel Watch 3, Watch 4, or Watch 5 later this fall.“It might have felt strange—why are we harping about heart rate accuracy so much—back then,” S
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Julian ChokkattuGearAug 12, 2026 10:07 AMGoogle’s Pixel Watch 5 Can Now Detect Breathing EmergenciesThe company is also adding blood pressure and insulin resistance trends as proactive monitoring tools in the Google Health app.Photograph: Julian ChokkattuCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyGoogle's first smartwatch debuted just 4 years ago, and at the time, the company went to great lengths to stress the accuracy of the Pixel Watch's heart rate sensor.
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