Apple wants to unlock the deactivated blood oxygen measurement on Apple Watches produced for the US market-but in a modified form. With the updates set for Thursday to iOS 18.6.1 and Watchos 11.6.1, it should be possible to measure the oxygen content in the blood with the Apple Watch model series Series 9, Series 10 … Read more
Even if it does not exist in Europe, where the patent dispute does not exist: Apple has deleted an important function from its Apple Watch in the USA since the end of 2023 – on the order of the American International Trade Commission (ITC). And that should stay that way for a long time: the … Read more
Apple has still not managed to build a patent dispute that has been pending for several years with the medical technology manufacturer Masimo. Apple Watch users in the United States have therefore no longer used the blood oxygen measurement, which has been 6 of the devices since the Series. In the meantime, an import ban … Read more
I wear my Apple Watch overnight to capture the vital signs. The next morning, however, there are often no data for blood oxygen saturation. Why? Advertisement A setting probably prevents the nightly measurement of the blood oxygen saturation. Since the red light used by the watch sensor slightly flashes between watch back and wrist, this … Read more