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Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 add Theater Mode heart-rate toggle

Apple's new Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 use a Health Sensing System that samples heart rate every five seconds instead of every five minutes, requiring the optical sensor's green light to flash almost continuously. To avoid that light being visible in dark settings, Theater Mode automatically slows heart rate readings back to five-minute intervals, but a new setting lets users override this and keep continuous measurements.

Apple Reportedly Planning Heart-Rate Sensor Overhaul for Watch Series 12

According to reports, Apple is working on improvements to the Apple Watch's heart-rate monitoring technology alongside a redesign of its Fitness and Health apps, expected to arrive with the Series 12 model. These changes aim to fix long-standing accuracy issues that have affected the device's health-tracking capabilities.