Google’s Pixel Watch 5 Can Now Detect Breathing Emergencies

Julian Chokkattu· Aug 12, 2026 · 2:07 PM UTC ·3 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 7 views

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It will only be available in select markets in the European Union to start. And two other big new capabilities are also coming to older devices: blood pressure and insulin resistance trends. These are coming to the Google Health app, and will be available for anyone with a Fitbit Air, Pixel Watch 3, Watch 4, or Watch 5 later this fall.“It might have felt strange—why are we harping about heart rate accuracy so much—back then,” Sandeep Waraich, senior director of Wearables at Google, tells WIRED.

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▪It will only be available in select markets in the European Union to start.
▪And two other big new capabilities are also coming to older devices: blood pressure and insulin resistance trends.
▪These are coming to the Google Health app, and will be available for anyone with a Fitbit Air, Pixel Watch 3, Watch 4, or Watch 5 later this fall.“It might have felt strange—why are we harping about heart rate accuracy so much—back then,” S

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Julian ChokkattuGearAug 12, 2026 10:07 AMGoogle’s Pixel Watch 5 Can Now Detect Breathing EmergenciesThe company is also adding blood pressure and insulin resistance trends as proactive monitoring tools in the Google Health app.Photograph: Julian ChokkattuCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyGoogle's first smartwatch debuted just 4 years ago, and at the time, the company went to great lengths to stress the accuracy of the Pixel Watch's heart rate sensor.

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