Atrial Fibrillation for VivoSmart 5

6611572 9 days ago

I've only had this a few weeks, and now want something more....... It would be great if the watch would check for AFIB (irregular heartbeat), especially for older users like myself. The hardware is all there, as it can monitor my heartbeat, so just needs to be implemented in software.

This would be great selling point for the watch. If it never appears, I'll probably end up buying a watch that does, like the Fitbit Sense.

Cheers

Steve

0 Garmin-Tracy 7 days ago

Hello! - You may want to review the following

Garmin ECG App

What Garmin Watches Have the ECG App?

0 6611572 7 days ago in reply to Garmin-Tracy

Hi Tracy Thanks for the links, but unfortunately, nothing for me for the Vivosmart 5. I bet you don't have any timescales as to if/when it will appear for my watch?

0 Garmin-Tracy 7 days ago in reply to 6611572

The ECG app requires the watch to have hardware components that are not / will not be available on the vivosmart 5. An upgrade to another product line would be necessary.

0 6611572 6 days ago in reply to Garmin-Tracy

Hi Tracy

Sorry if I'm being dumb, but isn't this a simple software issue? The Vivosmart 5 can read and log my heart rate, so all it needs is a bit of software that looks at the different rates and determines if i've got AFIB. What specific hardware does the ECG app require for this?

0 Garmin-Tracy 6 days ago in reply to 6611572

The ECG app only functions with the current generation heart rate sensor and requires the device to have a metal bezel. The vivosmart 5 has neither.

0 6611572 5 days ago in reply to Garmin-Tracy

Hi thanks for replying again. I don't think I'm going to get anywhere with this, so probs need a new watch that meets my needs.

Cheers

Steve