Despite smart ring woes, big upgrades are coming to its ambient home tracker
Ultrahuman has announced a substantial software upgrade for the Ultrahuman Home, transforming it into a more comprehensive health and sleep monitor.
The new features, which are available now via a software update, focus on deeper analysis of both environmental and physiological factors.
Home now generates an Ambient Sleep Score every night, calculated from variables that affect rest. These include ambient light exposure, noise patterns, air quality, room temperature, and humidity.
Alongside this, the Home will now also offer enhanced respiratory health features. Powered by dual-precision microphones and AI, it can measure snoring intensity, cough frequency, and other breathing irregularities. This generates a Respiratory Health Score with time-stamped events.
This feature, the brand says, is designed to support the early detection of breathing disturbances. The company notes that chronic or high-volume snoring is often linked to Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), providing users with data to prompt more informed decisions about their sleep health.
A more integrated Home
For users who wear the Ultrahuman Ring Air outside the US (where it’s currently unavailable due to an import ban), the update also bolsters the integration between the two.
UltraSync already enables the ring’s internal physiological data to merge with the Home’s external environmental data—in theory, creating a much deeper context for rest and recovery. However, as of December, this will expand to include CO₂-linked autonomic stress indicators and the influence of blue light on sleep onset timing.
The Home will gain smart home integration next month. Using Matter compatibility, the device can automatically control lights, purifiers, thermostats, and HVAC systems, adjusting the environment in real time to support more restorative sleep.
The Wareable take
This update significantly broadens the Home’s appeal, moving it beyond simple ambient tracking into a more integrated whole-home and whole-health device.
By combining granular environmental data and respiratory monitoring, all without requiring a wearable, it challenges other off-body sleep features offered by devices like the Google Nest Hub.
It also comes at a crucial time for the brand, as the availability of its only smart ring is shrinking due to the ITC’s ruling on patent infringement. Though, as recently uncovered, an Ultrahuman Ring Pro launch appears to be the remedy for that situation.
