The iPhone 6 can measure atmospheric pressure and altitude
The iPhone 6 was presented at the beginning of last September, confirming practically all the rumors that circulated during the previous months. There was not one, but two iPhone models The iPhone 6 with screen 4, 7-inch and the iPhone 6 Plus, the display tablet phone 5, 5 inches. Apple inaugurates a new stage, fully entering the battle for inches.The new models feature a new design. Their casing has rounded edges and is fully made in aluminium But it has not only changed on the outside, it also has new features inside. Its processor still has 64-bit architecture, and is accompanied by a Enhanced Motion Coprocessor The M8 processor integrates various sensors , to which a barometer has now been added. There are already other smartphones with this part, such as the Samsung Galaxy S5 A new application has arrived at the App Store ,exclusive for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus that allows us to measure atmospheric pressure and altitude
Barometer for iOS has landed on the App Store for that users of one of the two new iPhone models can easily measure this data.The application is totally free and its interface the most simple When we open it we find a white screen with two data. At the top we will see the atmospheric pressure, while the lower one shows us the altitude The only tool included is a button to reset the altimeter and put it back to zero. The application has nothing else, although RedmondPie indicates that will gain more options in the future.
The barometer can be used to calculate the altitude we have reached in a practice ride or running There are applications that take advantage of this sensor, but in this case Barometer for iOS is just that, a barometer that shows us a reading of altitude and atmospheric pressure.It is interesting as a utility, similar to those applications that became a level thanks to the gyroscope sensor.
The coprocessor of motion of the iPhone 6 has been improved, but it's not the only Apple device that loads up with sensors. The Apple Watch also has several of them, including one to measure our heart rate. Apple Clock Coming to early next year, and with it new apps and tools focused on he alth and sports In the presentation, Apple already showed the applications that will come standard with Apple Watch. The device can measure the distance covered, the calories consumed or our heart rate. Also there will be many more apps coming from other developers, as Apple has decided to offer the SDK for that can take advantage of the capabilities of the watch.The company is gradually opening up and app creators have more freedom