An iPhone camera pointed at your face could detect effort and strain, or the total absence of it. Here’s how future iPhones will mean not being able to trick Apple’s activity ring.
At first it sounds as if Apple will look to see if your cheeks are getting flabbier, but rather than assessing the calorific intake of those burgers you’re having, the plan is to figure out when you’re using up those calories in exercise.
A newly-revealed patent application called “Tracking Caloric Expenditure Using A Camera,” is based at heart on how much effort you’re putting into exercise.
