How to Show Your Heart Rate as an Overlay on Your Phone
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Want to show your heart rate while recording gameplay on your phone? Now you can.
In the latest Pulsoid Android app update, you can display your heart rate as a floating overlay on top of other apps.
Right now, this feature is only available on Android. It is not supported in the Pulsoid iOS app.
Note: If you’re using a Wear OS device, this won’t work yet because your heart rate is shown only in the Pulsoid app on your smartwatch, not in the mobile app.
How to Turn On the Heart Rate Overlay
If you’re using Pulsoid for the first time, check the setup guide.
Put on your heart rate monitor.
Open the Pulsoid Android app.
Choose your monitor from the Devices list.
Tap Start Floating Window.
Give Pulsoid permission to be displayed over other apps.
Go back to Pulsoid and tap Start Floating Window again.
That’s it. Your heart rate will now appear on top of other apps.
To remove the overlay, just tap it, then tap the close button. You can drag the overlay anywhere on the screen to position it how you like.
How to Customize the Overlay
To adjust the look of the overlay:
Tap the Customization button
Or open Overlay Settings from the left sidebar menu
You can:
Change the font, text size, color, and transparency
Show or hide the heart icon
Adjust the icon position and size
Change the background color and transparency
Modify spacing
When you finish customizing, start screen recording your gameplay or any other content. Your heart rate will stay visible on top of the screen.
