How your Apple, WearOS, and Fitbit smartwatch can help track your coronavirus symptoms<article>
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<p>The Apple Watch can’t take your temperature. Neither can an WearOS smartwatch or the Fitbit Versa. During a time when more people than ever are concerned about having a fever, it’s a shortcoming that seems particularly glaring.</p><p>It’s not your watch’s fault, however. Skin readings, particularly on the wrist, are less than ideal for monitoring body temperature due to stress, sweat, and other external oscillating factors. For now, any attempts to do so would be inaccurate at best. If you’re worried about whether a lingering cough could be caused by a coronavirus infection, you’ll need to track your temperature the good old fashioned way and then input your results manually in Apple Health or Google Fit for now. Then you can consult your physician if you see an upward trend.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3533344/apple-google-android-galaxy-fitbit-smartwatch-body-temperature-flu-symptoms.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How your Apple, WearOS, and Fitbit smartwatch can help track your coronavirus symptoms
