Pixel Watch 3 is getting ‘Loss of Pulse Detection’ in the US in March

Google announced on Wednesday that it has received FDA clearance for the Pixel Watch 3’s “Loss of Pulse Detection” feature and will be launching it in the U.S. at the end of March. The feature can detect when a user’s heart stops beating due to an event like primary cardiac arrest, respiratory or circulatory failure, overdose, or poisoning. If the watch detects a loss of pulse, it will ask the user if they are okay. If they are unresponsive, the watch will automatically place a call to emergency services for potentially life-saving care. Loss of Pulse Detection first launched in the EU in September 2024, and is currently available in 14 countries. When Google announced the feature at last year’s Made By Google event, the company noted that the watch determines a loss of pulse event by not only checking a user’s pulse, but by also looking at other physiological and motion data. It then ties these factors together via a smart AI-driven algorithm. Google notes that “Loss of Pulse Dete ... Read full article.