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Google Pixel can now tell you if you have a fever: body thermometer function comes to Spain

  • September 3, 2024
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The Google Pixel 8 Pro came with a new sensor under the arm, or rather under the flash: a thermometer. The problem is that In Spain it was

The Google Pixel 8 Pro came with a new sensor under the arm, or rather under the flash: a thermometer. The problem is that In Spain it was only used to measure the temperature of objectswhich greatly reduced its usefulness.

Temperature measurement came to the Pixel 8 later, but only in the United States. Now, almost a year later, the Google Pixel 8 Pro and 9 Pro have temperature measurement Available in Spain and other European countries.

Google Pixel as a thermometer

Measuring the temperature of a steak is not the same as measuring your body temperature, and it was officially only possible to do this with the American Google Pixel, the only Pixel where body temperature measurement is active. thermometer sensor: Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL.

If you have one of these top-end Pixels, you won’t be able to make the most of it in Spain, as temperature measurement isn’t possible unless you use a US SIM to trick the system. Fitbit support now states that the app works in all of these countries:

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, SpainSweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America

Besides being located in Spain and having a Spanish SIM, you will also need the Pixel 8 Pro. Pixel 9 Pro or Pixel 9 Pro XL with Android 14 and firmware version UQ1A.231205.015.A1 or later and Pixel Thermometer app available on Google Play.

If you meet all the requirements and your Pixel already has temperature measurement enabled, you’ll find that in addition to being able to measure the temperature of objects, you can also: measure body temperature placing the phone on the forehead.

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The measurement itself Guides you using voice during measurementBecause you will not be able to see the mobile screen during the process. In our tests, the measurement was at an acceptable level with a margin of error of around 0.5°C compared to a traditional thermometer.

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