- Oura brings key features from its Ring 5 laptop to older models
- Features include Health Radar, live activity tracking and more
- They are now available on Oura Ring 4 and Ring 3
Oura just released its Ring 5 wearable, and we were pretty impressed with what was on display when we reviewed it. But if you haven’t been tempted to upgrade and are instead rocking an Oura Ring 4 or Ring 3, you may be wondering if you’ll be missing out on the new features packed into the latest model.
Well, the good news is that lots of the new features have just been rolled out to the older products. Specifically, Oura brings Health Radar, live activity tracking, numerous Oura Labs tools, lost device locator, and more.
Live activity tracking is a notable addition as it adds real-time exercise metrics to the Oura app so you can monitor your progress while staying fit and active. This makes the Oura ring much more of a training partner than before.
Health Radar is also a significant update. With it on board, your Oura Ring can assess your background long-term health signals, including changes in your heart and breathing, to spot any new patterns in your health and well-being.
You will be able to find the full list of updates in Oura’s blog post. If you’ve been considering whether to upgrade, this may prove to be an insightful read.
A welcome change
Changes like this are very welcome, especially since the Oura Ring 4 is less than two years old at this point. It’s never nice to see relatively recent technology miss out on key software features that can be ported to it, so the fact that this has happened will be good news for Oura Ring 4 and Oura Ring 3 owners.
The update also seems to have gone down well with customers. Posting on Reddit, user beanizzle noted that their Oura Ring can now recognize long-distance travel without manually entering any status. Speaking of the change, the user said: “This is definitely a great new feature as I sometimes have a hard time remembering to give my body more grace after traveling through time zones.”
They were not alone. Further down the thread, other commenters noted how their readiness scores went haywire after taking red-eye flights, while another Redditor declared that the feature is “long overdue, but so glad to have it!”
If that’s the kind of feature you’re looking for in a wearable, Oura’s latest update means you might not need to upgrade to an Oura Ring 5 if you already have a Ring 4 or Ring 3. And anything that can get some extra life out of your existing wearables is fine with us.
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