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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

And if you read the manual of even the latest fancy pancy samsung or apple ones, you'll find that it's health monitor is nothing more than a gimmick

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What do you mean with that? Depending on the recency of your device they can be quite accurate. I use a Garmin though because they last longer on battery and are a bit more oriented towards sports and health. Some studies I found back then suggested Garmin is not that far off lab testing on most metrics. Yes even the guestimated ones like vo2max.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean what I said. There's a reason it's in their manual. And it's not in the back of the "legally cover our butts'" section. It's right next to the description of the feature itself

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What exactly is in the manual? I'm pretty sure they don't literally say it's a gimmick.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You'd have to look up the manual specific to your device, just google 'm. Generally it's right next to the explanation about the feature where it tells you it's not suitable for using it to collect health data for any purpose other than that it's fun

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's CYA language. It doesn't mean there's no value in it at all.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

That makes sense to have in the back, not right next to the feature