Apple Watch 8 might not detect skin temperature, unlike Fitbit Sense
The rumor mill continues to churn about the Apple Watch 8, as sources report its skin temperature sensor may not make it into the finished wearable in time for release. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently said Apple is still working on the software component of the feature, making sure the temperature displayed is accurate and conforming to Apple’s high standards before the watch’s release date. According to Kuo, the feature was set to debut in the Apple Watch 7, before it was nixed due to time constraints. However, this inability to get the skin temperature sensing feature right is a blow – one that has led Apple to fall behind some of its rivals in the health stakes, including Fitbit. The Fitbit Sense, released in September 2020, uses a dedicated sensor to measure skin temperature changes every minute while you sleep, then displays a graph of the changes the next morning.
