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Metrics

SpO2 (Beta)

Experimental blood-oxygen saturation estimate. Advanced (Beta), wellness-only.

Advanced (Beta) — wellness only

SpO2 is an experimental estimate for general wellness use only. It is not a pulse-oximeter replacement and must not be used for any medical decision. Render it at lower visual authority than Core metrics.

Definition

SpO2 (blood-oxygen saturation) is the percentage of hemoglobin carrying oxygen. A pulse oximeter derives it from how light is absorbed at two wavelengths; neccessory approximates it from the camera's color channels. The camera-based estimate is coarse and sensitive to conditions.

  • Unit: % (integer)
  • Result field: spo2.value.

Range

Value
Typical healthy95–100 %

Averaging window

SpO2 requires clean, well-lit, still capture — even more than heart rate. In poor conditions it is returned as null.

Works when

  • The subject is still and evenly, adequately lit.
  • The face is well framed and unobstructed for the full window.

Does not work when

  • There is motion, uneven or flickering lighting, or an unusual white balance.
  • The face is far away, partly out of frame, or obscured.

Confidence and result shape

In the measurement result, SpO2 lives under spo2, carries tier: "beta", a disclaimer string, and a per-metric confidence (0..1). Values are nullable and may be absent from a measurement. Treat it as a coarse indicator, never a precise percentage.

See the full disclaimer.