Apple would be developing a new function that would allow calculating blood alcohol, either from an iPhone or an Apple Watch. We tell you the rumors here!
One of the great features of Manzana is that it is always looking for ways to innovate the world of technology. And, according to some rumors, it seems that the company has found what its next great innovation will be. Manzana would be developing a function that would allow calculating if there is alcohol in the blood using a iPhone or a Apple Watch.
Rumors are based on the fact that, at the beginning of 2021, the patenting of a new element was registered in the name of the company. And these days it was finally revealed that what was enrolled in the United States Patent and Trademark Office was this function. In addition to being quite innovative, its main objective will be to limit the use of Apple Car Key In the event that the bearer of a iPhone or an Apple Watch positive in a alcohol test.
The patent does not specify whether it is a blood alcohol meter exclusively for iPhone either Apple Watch, nor if any third-party device will be needed in order to work. Nevertheless, Manzana ensures that the iPhone could get “information relating to the characteristics of human respiration”. For example, if the ammonia levels are typical or if the alcohol levels are allowed to drive are just some of the elements on which the function is based to obtain the information. Based on this, iOS temporarily restrict access to Car Keymaking the user unable to use their digital key to start the car.
applecarkey, where it seems that this function will be mainly used, you would have two options to restrict the use of the keys within the application. On the one hand, we have the one that works through a iPhone either Apple Watch. By means of these devices, it will be controlled that the level of alcohol in the blood is below a threshold value. And the other option includes mental challenges. In the event that the breathalyzer test is quite close to the maximum value allowed, these mental challenges are activated to verify that the user is fit to drive. In case you do not overcome the various challenges, iOS will not lift the lock Car Key which is activated when the test result is positive or quite close to the maximum value allowed.
At the moment, these are just patents and there is no confirmation that Manzana is currently developing this feature. But in case this function is being worked on, we would be facing a quite interesting and economical way to avoid accidents. Currently in Brussels, for example, all cars must have a breathalyzer system. This system allows the car to start only if the driver does not exceed the maximum allowable level of alcohol in blood.
So it would not be strange if Manzana was developing a feature to avoid having to buy this device. Of course, it could only be used in cars that are compatible with CarKey, since the function is only available for the operating system iOS and there has to be a synchronization between the device that works as a breathalyzer and the car.