By <https://9to5mac.com/author/filipeesposito/> Filipe Espósito.
One of the new features of
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/06/22/apple-previews-watchos-7-for-apple-watch-sle
ep-tracking-face-sharing-new-workouts-including-dance-activity-now-fitness-a
pp/> watchOS 7 highlighted at WWDC 2020 is the handwashing detection, which
helps users wash their hands properly to eliminate germs. This feature is
disabled by default, so read on as we explain how to enable and use
handwashing detection in watchOS 7.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends washing hands for at least 20
seconds to ensure that most germs are eliminated. While handwashing is
crucial in any situation, this habit became even more essential during the
COVID-19 pandemic as the virus can be transmitted by hand contact.
Apple Watch now shows a countdown to help you wash your hands for 20
seconds. There are also haptic feedbacks and sounds to make the process more
intuitive, so users dont have to look at the screen while washing their
hands.
The best part of the handwashing feature of watchOS 7 is that it works
automatically, so you dont need to open any app to get started. The system
can identify sounds of water and soap when you rub your hands. The
combination of these sounds with the movements of the hand triggers the
handwashing countdown.
Apple has opted to not enable handwashing detection by default, but if
youre already running watchOS 7 on your Apple Watch, heres how to enable
it:
1. Open the Settings app on Apple Watch
2. Scroll down and tap Handwashing
3. Turn on the Timer toggle
4. Turn on the Haptics toggle (optional)
Once youve enabled handwashing detection, you can check more details about
each time you washed your hands in the Health app on your iPhone. Just
follow the steps below:
1. Open the Health app on iPhone (it requires iOS 14)
2. Tap the Browse tap
3. Search for Handwashing
4. Tap the Handwashing option
Personally, the feature worked as promised most of the time with my Apple
Watch, although it was randomly activated in some situations. Keep in mind
that watchOS 7 is still a beta software and handwashing detection is likely
to be improved until the final release.
watchOS 7 is available as a developer beta and its expected to be released
for everyone this fall. A <https://beta.apple.com/> public beta version
will be available later this month.
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