Welcome to the Oura community! It’s time to set up your ring.

What you need:

  • Your Oura Ring
  • Your Oura charger
  • The Oura App 
  • A stable internet connection

Let’s get started.

1. Download the Oura App.

You can download the Oura App from the App Store (for iOS) or Google Play (for Android).

2. Unbox the ring and charger.

Every Oura Ring purchase comes with a charging kit, consisting of a charging dock and USB cable (Type-C), which will need to be connected to a separate power source such as a laptop or power brick.

3. Plug in the charger.

You can plug the charging cable into a USB power source, such as a laptop or supporting power brick.

4. Put your ring on the charger.

If you’re using a Gen3 charger, the LED will blink blue to indicate that your ring is ready to be paired.

5. Make sure your device’s Bluetooth is enabled.

Your device must support Bluetooth 4.0.

6. Follow the in-app instructions to set up your Oura account.

Follow the instructions in the app to create your Oura account and pair the ring with your phone.  

READ MORE: How to Create an Oura Account

For more detailed set-up information, including if you need to set up a replacement ring or give your ring to a new member, view the Help Center guide here.

If you experience difficulty connecting your new ring, check out our Troubleshooting Connection Issues article.

What Finger Should You Wear Oura Ring?

Once your ring is charged, you can begin wearing it. 

For the best performance and accuracy, we recommend wearing your Oura Ring on your index finger. If you’d prefer another, the middle and ring fingers can work as well. Avoid fingers where the base is narrower than the knuckle.

The sensor bumps inside your Oura ring should be on the palm side of your finger. The Oura ring should fit securely and comfortably around your finger’s base.

LEARN MORE: Oura Ring Sizing Tips

Charging Your Ring

You can check the status of your ring’s battery in the Oura App by tapping the two circles in the top right-hand corner of the Home tab. If these circles appear in red, your ring’s battery is low and requires a charge. You may view the battery level of your ring by tapping on those two circles at any time.

When your ring is charging, you should notice a light begins blinking. This indicates that your ring is charging. When the light stops blinking and stays lit, your ring is fully charged. Your Oura Ring can take 20-80 minutes to fully charge, depending on its current battery level.

 

READ MORE: How to Use Your Oura Charger

How Long Does the Oura Ring Battery Last?

A fully charged ring may last up to seven days. Battery life and longevity can vary depending on the age of your ring and how often you use certain features such as Workout Heart Rate, the Explore content, or Blood Oxygen Sensing.

LEARN MORE: Ring Battery Tips

Can You Shower with Oura Ring?

You can safely wear your ring in the shower, hot tubs, saunas, ice baths, and cryotherapy tanks. However, extended exposure to extreme temperatures (below 0°C / 32°F or above 35°C / 95°F) may lead to battery damage. The Oura Ring operating temperature ranges from -10–52°C / 14–125°F.

Start Getting Insights

After the first full night of wearing your ring, you will begin seeing your Sleep, Readiness, and Activity Scores, along with other personalized guidance.

During the first few weeks of ring use, your baselines are formed. After these are established, your guidance from Oura will become even more personalized. Note that some insights, such as Bedtime Guidance, Body Clock and Chronotype, and your Resilience level, take time to develop.

Once Oura gets to know you better, these insights will begin to appear.

Learn How to Use Your Oura Insights

Now that you’re getting insights from Oura, you might be wondering how to use the data to improve your sleep and well-being.

Start by exploring your daily sleep data, which includes information on the duration, quality, and stages of your sleep. Pay attention to trends and patterns, such as the time you go to bed and wake up, and what effect this has on your scores.

You can also start looking at other data points, like your resting heart rate, heart rate variability, and activity levels. You can use this information to identify lifestyle habits that might be impacting you positively or negatively. 

Enjoy the journey of discovering how your choices influence your well-being and make the most of the valuable insights at your fingertips!

You can also access your trends and download your data through your web browser here.

Member Tip: When you regularly tag habits and life events, like supplement use or illness, you’ll start to receive Discoveries. These are insights that show you the impact of tagged activities and habits on your biometrics, based on trends in your past data.

Why is My Oura Ring Red?

You may notice that sometimes your Oura Ring flashes red. This is because it’s measuring peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels in your blood. By sending light from the ring’s red and infrared LEDS into your finger while you sleep, it can then measure how much light is reflected. Richly oxygenated blood reflects more red light than infrared light, while poorly oxygenated blood reflects more infrared light than red light.

LEARN MORE: How Does Blood Oxygen Sensing (SpO2) Work?

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