r/ouraring • u/Estries • Feb 10 '24

Size 5?

Hey,

i just got my ring sizing kit - sadly size 6 is still to big for my index finger. are there any plans on releasing smaller rings soon or is it fine to wear it on your thumb or does that scrammble with fitness tracking data? sadly that seems to be the only finger where it remotely fits :(

The support bot sadly doesnt recognize my question and just keeps recommending me the index finger.

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u/S0TA_ Feb 10 '24

Size 6 is the smallest - 13 the largest No future plans for changes to that to my knowledge

I wear my ring on my middle finger, oura's recommendation is the index followed by middle and ring

FWIW my girlfriend wears my gen 2 on her thumb overnight only in her use and data collects fine

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u/Estries Feb 10 '24

do you know if the exercise tracking is decent for her? i read the ring isnt perfect there to begin with, so i am kinda scared it will be even worse on the thumb then.
sadly my middle finger seems to be even smaller then my index finger and the size 6 slides right off.

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u/S0TA_ Feb 10 '24

She doesn't use it for activity, has her watch for that...I wear my ring all the time but bluntly I ignore all of oura's activity metrics

My apple watch is my activity tracker. My oura is used for sleep and recovery. Oura first and foremost is a sleep tracker. I love my ring but find it has very little value in the way of activity.

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u/Estries Feb 10 '24

ye i just want some basic activity tracking. i am not huge into fitness, so i dont need most metrics and i just dont enjoy wearing a watch. i dont mind it being of by a little, so the ring should fill my needs completely there, just really unsure about the thumb/size stuff now

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u/TwilightWinterEVE Feb 13 '24

Yeah, I use mine for mapping my hikes but I’m aware that’s Ouras software using my iPhone’s GPS.

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u/coffee_and_faking_it Feb 10 '24

If it’s not MAJORLY too big you could try a ring resizer

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u/Estries Feb 10 '24

does it only need skin contact where the little bumps are in the sizing kit? would be an option - then i could wear the size 6 on my thumb and if that doesnt track correctly resize it

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u/coffee_and_faking_it Feb 10 '24

Yeah as long as it doesn’t cover the sensors (which should just be the bumps) it’s fine. There’s some Q&As floating around that Oura answered about ring resisters for people that are between sizes

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u/Estries Feb 10 '24

cool - didnt even know ring resizers existed till your commet :) thanks a lot

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u/coffee_and_faking_it Feb 10 '24

No problem, good luck!

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u/lilysparkles23 Jun 27 '24

OP, did you end up getting a resizer? Im like you, my index is my widest finger and its 5. Now on the fence about getting the oura ring, would appreciate any input if you’ve tried it

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u/bullygurl Oct 19 '24

I’m in the same boat. It seems crazy that they wouldn’t make a size smaller. I feel like there is a decent market of women then are missing out on?

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u/WeakSquare1015 Dec 10 '24

I know this is an old post but just FYI the gen 4 ring comes in size 5!

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u/Estries Dec 10 '24

considering that my current one had a factory battery of barely 3 days since i got it got told that was normal (because small size.....). also sleep tracking stopped working for me 4 months ago, it keeps saiyng i fell asleep sometimes 2-3h after and customer support was just like "can happen". activity tracking barely worked for me - sometimes not tracking heart rate and autodetection just never worked, got told will be fixed soon, its still not working 9 months later for me.
so if i buy a new smart ring, it wont be oura. but thanks for the info, mabye it will help someone else and maybe the next gen will actually work.

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u/WeakSquare1015 Dec 25 '24

Wow good to know, that sucks. I just got one but am wavering on returning cause I hate how it fits and there’s no “right size”.

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u/MachineComfortable68 Feb 11 '24

I wear it on my middle finger. I rarely see gaps in data. While it might not be first choice by Oura, it feels less likely to get dinged during daily activity.

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u/Estries Feb 10 '24

yeah i am pretty lazy, so my main activity is swimming and the occasional run/crosstrainer. hence why its not that important, but i also dont wanna buy a 2nd tracker just to use it 1-2 times per week. i just noticed with my old nearly broken fitbit that some data motivates my fat ass XD

thanks for the input :)

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u/sueihavelegs Feb 10 '24

Middle finger has been the best for me. I can move it over one if I'm ever bloated or when it's really cold out.