A new one-minute Heart Scan lets Ring Air and Ring Pro owners look for signs of atrial fibrillation whenever their heartbeat feels off.
Ultrahuman's Ring Air and Ring Pro can now check your heart rhythm whenever you want. The new Heart Scan feature takes about a minute and looks for signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common irregular heartbeat that often has no symptoms.
You get a PDF report with your pulse recording that you can send to your doctor. It's available in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, but not the US.
Remember it's a screening tool, not a diagnosis, and it can't detect heart attacks. If you have chest pain or other serious symptoms, get medical help right away.
Ultrahuman has added a new Heart Scan feature to its smart rings that lets you check your heart rhythm at any moment, instead of waiting for the ring’s overnight analysis. It works on the Ring Air and Ring Pro and was built with FibriCheck, a company that makes heart rhythm screening software.
The idea is to catch a problem in the moment. If your heartbeat suddenly feels strange in the middle of the day, you can run a quick test and get a record of what was actually happening.
Heart Scan looks for signs of atrial fibrillation, usually shortened to AFib. It is a type of irregular heartbeat that raises the risk of stroke and other heart problems. The difficult thing about AFib is that it often comes and goes, and many people never feel any symptoms at all. Digital Trends cites an estimate that around 52.6 million people worldwide have it, many without knowing.
Ultrahuman already offered overnight AFib detection through a paid add-on it launched in 2024. The weakness of a nightly check is that a short episode during the day can come and go before anyone notices it. An on-demand scan fills that gap.
You open the Ultrahuman app, start the scan and keep still for 60 seconds while the ring records your pulse. FibriCheck’s software then sorts the reading into one of five outcomes:
The most useful part is the report. Each scan produces a PDF with your pulse recording and charts showing the timing between heartbeats. You can send it to your doctor, which is a lot more helpful than trying to describe a fluttery feeling from days ago.
Heart Scan is rolling out in what Ultrahuman calls supported markets across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. It is not available in the US for now. You’ll need app version 4.3.0 or later on iPhone, or 3.2.0.0 or later on Android.
Reports differ slightly on pricing. Digital Trends says Heart Scan is free for eligible users, while Engadget describes it as part of the existing AFib add-on, so current subscribers pay nothing extra. That overnight add-on costs £4.90 a month or £49 a year in the UK, and €5.90 a month or €49 a year in the eurozone.
This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. Heart Scan cannot detect a heart attack, and a “Regular” result does not mean your heart is definitely healthy. If you have chest pain, fainting, severe breathlessness or any sudden, serious symptoms, get emergency medical help rather than reaching for an app.
Used sensibly, though, it gives people with a ring already on their finger a quick way to capture evidence they can take to a doctor.
The Ultrahuman Ring Air and Ring Pro, with the latest version of the Ultrahuman app.
No. It can flag a possible irregular rhythm and give your doctor useful data, but only a medical professional can diagnose AFib.
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