#APPLE WATCH WEIGHT TRACKER SERIES#

We often pressed the measure and start buttons before reaching for the physical button in between. If that sounds like a recipe for getting that process wrong on occasions, then you're right. That's all while making sure your wrist is away from the body. Then you press the start button back on the app and finally move it over to the part of your wrist best placed to take reliable measurements. To take a measurement, you need to tap that button on screen, then press the physical button on the module. Once you've got the Aura Apple Watch app downloaded, you'll have your most recent body composition data displayed and see a big measure button up top.

Those measurements can be a bit fiddly to conduct as well. The first thing to realise with the Aura Strap is that it doesn't monitor hydration level continuously. It is safe to shower with and wash your hands with it still on, though unsurprisingly jumping in the shower with a nylon band means you'll be waiting some time for it to dry off.Īnother problem we found is that on our skinny wrists, we needed the strap to wrap around a bit more tightly and the size of the module made that impossible to do. You wouldn't want to sleep with it on, and while it doesn't weigh heavy, it does break up the otherwise svelte profile of the Apple Watch. Wearing the strap throughout the day has been okay, but we couldn't help wishing the module was smaller and thinner. That mic is used to communicate the data to the Apple Watch through ultrasound as opposed to something like Bluetooth. There's a single physical button that's used to start the measurement process and also a microphone. A screwdriver is supplied in the box to prise away the small screws when you need to eventually switch it out for a new one. Hidden inside that case is the kind of coin cell battery you'll find inside a lot of traditional watches and that'll give you six months worth of battery. As it sits away from the Apple Watch, it's not adding thickness to the overall feel of the smartwatch.

#APPLE WATCH WEIGHT TRACKER SERIES#

It's slightly thinner than the Apple Watch Series 5 we tested it with, and almost as tall as the smartwatch. That houses a nine-axis motion sensor, the electrodes are made from what Aura says is medical stainless steel that sit on the outside and have already started to look a little scratched. There's velcro straps on each end of the band that sits either side of the module that does all the magic. It connects to the Apple Watch in the way that most normal bands by sliding in the lugs attached to the strap. It's something of a departure from the plastic band that was originally promised with the Aura Strap. Put it up alongside something like the Nike sport loop band and the feel is very similar. The actual strap is very reminiscent to the kind of nylon straps that Apple makes itself. In doing that Aura hopes it can better align hydration level with your daily activity to help you better identify trends with your data over time. Along with breaking down your body composition, the strap also works as an activity tracker, tracking distance, calories burned, passive calories burned and heart rate.

Apple watch weight tracker