Upcoming in Heylixir 2.0: Heylixir Vitals
Transforming Your Smartphone into a Health Monitoring Device with "Heylixir Vitals"
Published on Oct 20, 2024, by the Heylixir team.
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We're excited to share the details of an upcoming feature in Heylixir 2.0: Heylixir Vitals. Currently in research and development, Heylixir Vitals will enable users to monitor essential health metrics like weight, BMI, heart rate (BPM), and heart rate variability (HRV)—providing insights to support both physical and mental wellness. We anticipate launching the beta version in December 2024 or early January 2025, and we're thrilled to bring this next-level tracking experience to our community.
What's Coming with Heylixir Vitals?
1. Improved Metrics
Monitor changes in your weight and BMI, two essential indicators of physical health and fitness.
2. Heart Rate (BPM)
Track your heart rate to gauge cardiovascular health and manage your daily activity’s impact on your wellness.
3. Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
HRV measures the variability in time between heartbeats, offering insight into your body's response to stress and recovery levels. Higher HRV generally indicates better resilience and adaptability to stress, while lower HRV can suggest heightened stress or fatigue. Tracking HRV helps you understand your physical state, informing when to rest or engage in activity for optimal health.
R&D in Action: Using Phone Camera Sensors to Capture Health Data
Our R&D team is working on an innovative way to gather heart rate and HRV metrics through your smartphone's camera. By leveraging built-in sensors, we aim to offer an easy, device-friendly method to track these vitals without extra equipment, allowing for a seamless and accessible wellness tracking experience. This cutting-edge method leverages the advanced sensors built into modern smartphones, allowing us to detect subtle changes in blood flow through the skin.
Here's how it works: when you place your finger over the camera lens, the camera utilizes its light-emitting capabilities to illuminate your fingertip. By analyzing the light that is absorbed and reflected as blood pulses through your veins, our technology can accurately calculate your heart rate. Additionally, the system measures the time intervals between heartbeats to determine HRV, providing crucial insights into your body's response to stress, recovery, and overall well-being.
With this innovative technology, we are committed to making health monitoring more accessible and convenient, ensuring that you have the insights you need to make informed decisions about your wellness journey. As we refine this feature, we look forward to delivering a user-friendly experience that empowers you to take control of your health like never before.
The Future of Heylixir Vitals: Integration with Wearables and Health Platforms
This release marks the start of something bigger. In the future, Heylixir Vitals will support integrations with popular wearables like the Apple Watch, Samsung Watch, and apps like Apple Health and Google Fit. These integrations will enable you to sync wellness data effortlessly, allowing Heylixir to be a central hub for holistic health insights.
Looking Ahead: Heylixir Vitals Beta Release
With a beta version expected in December or January, Heylixir Vitals is on track to deliver innovative health monitoring that aligns with our mission to support your mental, physical, and social well-being. As we refine this feature, we look forward to your feedback to ensure it meets your needs and becomes an invaluable part of your wellness journey.
Stay tuned as we continue to innovate and elevate Heylixir to support you in living a healthier, balanced, and more informed life.