Oura Launches Symptom Radar to Detect Early Signs of Resp...

At the height of the covid-19 pandemic, many wearable companies rushed to see if their devices could detect early signs of the disease. Now, four years later, Oura is officially launching a feature that can flag when you may be coming down with a respiratory illness. Symptom Radar works by evaluating metrics like resting heart rate, heart rate variability, temperature trends, and breathing rate to detect significant changes from your long-term baselines.

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How Symptom Radar Works

When users sync their data in the morning, they’ll be notified if no signs, minor signs, or major signs of strain related to respiratory symptoms have been identified. In the case of minor or major signs, the Oura app will encourage users to turn on Rest Mode and take steps to prioritize rest.

From Beta to Official Launch

Symptom Radar was introduced as a beta feature in April through Oura’s recently launched Labs program for experimental features. Patel says that’s been a valuable part of developing the feature for prime time. The official version of Symptom Radar will now include a historical graph so that people can see how their health is trending over time.

Availability and Future Developments

Symptom Radar will be available to all Oura Ring Gen 3 and Oura Ring 4 users by Monday, December 9th. Aside from flagging illness, Symptom Radar could be a useful tool in helping people identify what factors help in recovering from illnesses faster.