Apple announced today that it has added a new tool in the iPhone health app to remind people to take their medicine on time. At the same time, apple watch is also getting additional sleep tracking function. The new drug app will allow users to add any medication they take by scanning the label on the bottle or searching the drug list.
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People can create custom schedules for each drug they are taking and receive alerts when the time comes.
In the United States, the app will also alert users if there are any dangerous interactions between the drugs they are taking.
Watchos 9 also includes an upgrade to the sleep function. The company says it can now track when users are in different sleep stages, such as rapid eye movement sleep or deep sleep. However, monitoring sleep stages is tricky -- experts say it is often inaccurate, and people should not pay too much attention to the description of the type of sleep they get from wearable devices. Wearable devices are usually better at calculating someone's sleep time (Apple watch also measures it).
Other possible upcoming new health features may include the temperature sensor on the apple watch, which can be used for birth tracking. (body temperature changes during the menstrual cycle. This device can help predict when someone may have menstruation or pregnancy.).