He seems to be progressing with his already extensive health abilities the new generation of Apple Watch Series smart watches will add new measurements and features able to detect our body temperature to warn us when it rises to the point where our febrile temperature range is exceeded.

At least that’s what the latest news shared by Bloomberg is pushing, which says the new watch should be able to detect an increase in body temperature and encourage users to use a thermometer or even contact a doctor or paramedic.

Although this may not be its only use. Earlier statements by Mark Gurman himself and other media such as The Wall Street Journal indicated that this body temperature sensor, which has been rumored for over a year can also be used for fertility monitoring. And it’s the changes in body temperature that can help someone determine when a woman is most likely to get pregnant, as well as help predict when she will have her period.

That said, the latest development appears to be solely aimed at signaling the arrival of this first fever detection feature, though it doesn’t rule out Apple adding more tracking capabilities via future software updates.

On the other hand, apart from the inclusion of this new sensor, it seems that the Apple Watch Series 8 will receive some minor changes regarding the rest of the hardware, which almost exclusively indicate the possible presence of an improved screen for the high-resolution models. end. And it’s that the processor of this smartwatch will have the same performance level as the previous S7 and S6 chips, with the next big update expected in the next 2023 models.

Although apparently this body temperature sensor still needs to pass some internal testsIt is expected that Apple plans to include it not only in the new Apple Watch Series 8, but also in its already rumored other “rugged” smartwatches aimed at extreme athletes.