In the future, the iPhone will remind you, among other things, to go out more often, which Apple wants to use to prevent short-sightedness. This is just one of many new health features.
iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch will get new health features in autumn. (Source: Apple)
Studies have shown that spending 80 to 120 minutes a day outdoors can help prevent myopia. That’s why Apple will enable you to measure and log this time with the daylight sensor in the future. This can create memories that encourage you to spend more time outside. Too small a distance to the display is also not good for the eyes, which is why the ”Screen distance” feature tells you after 5 minutes if you should be less than 30 cm away from the screen.
Mental health is playing an increasingly important role these days, which is why Apple is putting a strong focus on helpful functions here as well. According to research from UCLA, self-reflection can help develop better emotional awareness and resilience, which the new mindfulness feature is designed to help with.
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That’s why it should be possible in future to reflect on one’s own emotions and thoughts in the health app. The collected data is then summarized and analyzed to give you better insights into your own world of thought. Depression and anxiety should also be recognized in good time, with Health creating a summary PDF file for your doctor or psychologist on request.
Apple wants to bring the new features to compatible devices with iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and watchOS 10 in the fall.
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