Next Apple Watch could check for dehydration

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  • Apple has recently been granted a patent in this regard by the US Patent and Trademark Office
  • The patent shows electrodes in the watch band, through which the electrical properties of sweat will be measured

The next iteration of Apple Watch, the tech giant’s popular wearable offering, could help the wearer check if they are dehydrated.

Apple was earlier this week granted a patent in this regard by the US Patent and Trademark Office.

In the patent, filed in 2018, Apple has claimed: “A watch can be positioned to receive and measure one or more electrical properties of perspiration produced by the user wearing the watch.”

It went on to add: “The electrical properties, such as electrical conductance, can represent a concentration of electrolytes in the perspiration, which in turn represents a hydration level of the user.”

The measurements are expected to be taken via electrodes placed within the band of the Apple Watch.

Thus, the hydration-tracking can be “performed non-invasively, repeatedly, accurately, automatically, and with minimal user intervention,” said Apple in the patent.

It also said: “The measurements can be used to provide useful feedback and health tracking information to a user, thereby allowing the user to better manage hydration and overall health.”

With temperatures rising globally, and more so in the Gulf countries, this could be a useful feature for users of this Apple device.

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