This smart ring just got a great new feature for shift workers and the Samsung Galaxy Ring will hopefully follow suit

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Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:29:12 +0000

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Fitness trackers are becoming more inclusive, and the Ultrahuman Ring Air is ahead of the game with a new feature for shift workers.

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Health and fitness company Ultrahuman has just launched a new feature for its best fitness tracker , the Ultrahuman Ring Air , that enhances fitness tracking for those who work irregular shift patterns.

Spotted on Reddit , the new feature called Shift Work Mode was quietly added to the Ultrahuman app settings. Its designed to improve health monitoring for workers whose jobs run outside of the usual 9-5 working hours, giving those
in shift work roles (for example, healthcare) an alternative option to standard fitness and sleep tracking, which is based on more typical sleep patterns for daytime workers.

When activated in the Ultrahuman app, Shift Work Mode tracks sleep and
general activity by adapting to these varying patterns. According to Gadgets
& Wearables , Ultrahuman explained that the new feature can help shift
workers get accurate activity readings by adjusting baseline activities and metrics, tailoring data interpretation based on weekly routines.

In addition, shift workers who enable the feature will also have access to more precise sleep data when theyre active during usual sleep hours. Shift Work Mode does this by enhancing the Ring Airs sleep detection features, picking up on irregular sleeping patterns for accurate insights.

While the Shift Work Mode feature is a useful integration to the best smart rings , Ultrahuman isnt the first company to introduce a tool of its kind.
The RingConn smart ring is another fitness tracker that has a similar feature designed for shift workers, released in 2023.

Now that theres a slowly brewing need for similar features across fitness tracking devices, we hope that the Samsung Galaxy Ring will pick up on this but only time will tell. Analysis: a step towards more accurate fitness tracking (Image credit: Becca Caddy)

Its naive to think that everyone follows the same work and sleep schedules. Interruptions like these can have an effect on how your fitness trackers monitor these patterns, resulting in inaccurate readings.

But what some may not recognize is that these tools can be beneficial for those who do work regular hours, but may have other hindrances that affect
the accuracy of performance readings. For example, modes that make a point of tracking irregular sleeping patterns can be helpful for parents with newborns that result in no-sleep nights, and having the option to make allowances for these situations makes for more useful and more accurate fitness wearables.

With the case of Ultrahumans new Shift Work Mode feature and RingConns
similar tools, smart ring manufacturersare beginning to pick up on the importance of inclusivity in wearable tech. While theres still a long way to go, features like Shift Work Mode indicate that the burgeoning smart ring category is heading in a positive and innovative direction. You might also like I tried wearing an Oura smart ring and might never go back but it cant replace my Apple Watch Buying a cheap smart ring? Here's everything you need to know, including the risks The Samsung Galaxy Ring could soon get a major new rival



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