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Why new Apple Watch update may not monitor your heart rate reliably

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ANI Washington
Last Updated : May 22 2015 | 1:42 PM IST

This might not be good news for heart patients but the latest update of Apple Watch bug will no longer take heart measurements when it should.

Several Apple Watch owners are reporting that the device's heart rate sensor has been taking readings less consistently ever since Apple released a software update, the Verge reported.

The smartwatch is supposed to take one's heart rate every 10 minutes throughout the day by default, the and the frequency of heart rate measurements jumps dramatically during workouts so that the Watch can better track one's exertion in real time.

The Apple Watch is designed to take heart rate measurements every 10 minutes.

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First Published: May 22 2015 | 1:31 PM IST

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