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TL;DR
- The Pixel 8 Professional’s temperature sensor can lastly measure human physique temperature.
- Google is asking it a medical-grade function.
- The replace comes with the most recent Pixel function drop.
The Pixel 8 Professional’s temperature sensor has been nothing greater than one other Pixel gimmick. Till now, the sensor and Google’s accompanying Thermometer app had been solely able to measuring object temperatures. Google made it very clear that it doesn’t work on people as a result of the corporate didn’t have the required FDA approvals. All that’s altering right now with the newest Pixel function drop, the primary one of many 12 months for Pixel units.
Google says its temperature sensor can now report the human physique temperature by the Thermometer app. The corporate is asking it a “medical-grade function,” which might solely imply that it’s secured FDA clearance.
Pixel 8 Professional customers can now scan their foreheads (or another person’s) with their telephones to get a physique temperature studying. Customers also can save their outcomes to their Fitbit profile for a “deeper understanding” of their well being and wellness.
Whereas Google guarantees correct temperature readings, we are able to’t simply take the corporate’s phrase for it. After we beforehand examined the Pixel 8 Professional temperature sensor in opposition to an industrial thermometer, we discovered that it delivered wildly fluctuating and principally inaccurate readings. So sure, we wouldn’t depend on it blindly to examine for a fever. We’ll replace you on its accuracy as soon as we’ve completely examined the brand new functionality.
In the meantime, a latest ballot on our web site confirmed that Pixel 8 Professional customers don’t use the temperature sensor that always. Most of our readers mentioned they tried it out a few instances after which forgot about it. If Google has certainly achieved human temperature readings proper, folks could begin utilizing it extra typically.
