An iPhone camera pointed at your face could detect effort and strain, or the total absence of it. Here’s how future iPhones will mean not being able to trick Apple’s activity ring.
The screen you look at could have a camera that is face-tracking you
The screen you look at could have a camera that is face-tracking you
At first it sounds as if Apple will look to see if your cheeks are getting flabbier, but rather than assessing the calorific intake of those burgers you’re having, the plan is to figure out when you’re using up those calories in exercise.
A newly-revealed patent application called “Tracking Caloric Expenditure Using A Camera,” is based at heart on how much effort you’re putting into exercise.
A future iPhone could see if you’re not working out hard enough
A future iPhone could see if you’re not working out hard enough