Positive feedback included people reporting that the app raised awareness of smoking, made them feel positive about quitting, made them stop and think, smoke slightly less and it provided constant encouragement. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
LONDON: Technology in smartwatches could help people quit smoking, according to researchers who have developed an app which intervenes when movements indicating cigarette use are detected.
The team at the UK's University of Bristol created software that uses motion sensors on an Android smartwatch to identify the typical hand movements of smoking.
