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Apple Watch's Blood Oxygen Tracking Returns With Surprise iOS 18.6.1 Update For iPhone
Updated Aug.15 with more details of the update and how it will work. Apple today announced that it would release an iPhone update — and it's one that nobody had been expecting. The surprise release concerns a missing feature on the Apple Watch — blood oxygen monitoring, which was removed from some Apple Watches 18 months ago because of a legal dispute. The update has just gone live. You can read the background to the dispute here, and below I'll explain how to download the new software and why it's important. Which iPhones Can Run iOS 18.6.1? The new iOS 18.6.1 software is compatible with all iPhones from 2018 onwards. That means the iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max and iPhone Xr and all iPhones since, including the iPhone SE in both its second- and third-generation models. And all members of the iPhone 16 series are included, right up to the iPhone 16e. This is a medium-sized update, around 720MB on my iPhone 16 Pro Max, and it downloaded and installed in little more than 10 minutes. How To Get It The update arrived just after 10 a.m. Pacific on Aug. 14, 2025. You download it like this: open the iPhone Settings app, then choose General, followed by Software Update. Next, click on Download and Install, and it'll be on your phone shortly. iOS 18.6.1 — What's In The Release Apple's release notes were sparses but indicated the main function like this. 'This update provides a new Blood Oxygen experience for users in the United States with Apple Watch Series 9 and Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2. Measurements are calculated on iPhone and viewed in the Health app,' the notes said. If you were wondering why Apple was releasing something for iPhone that affected the Apple Watch, there's your answer: you can read the data in the Health app on the iPhone, so an iPhone update was necessary to make that possible. This update is all about the Apple Watch update. The removal of the blood oxygen monitoring feature came at the beginning of 2024, so Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 had only been on sale for a little more than three months, and Series 10 hadn't launched. The absence of the blood oxygen monitoring feature was because of a legal dispute between Apple and medical technology company Masimo. This redesigned feature seems to avoid the dispute. 'This update was enabled by a recent U.S. Customs ruling,' Apple says. There's also an watchOS 11 update for those Apple Watch models the company mentions, but for the data to be read on the user's companion iPhone, the latest software is necessary. Apple's careful wording makes clear that the changes to the way the metric is now gathered is key to how the Masimo dispute has been circumvented. Until now, on watches capable of the old-style blood oxygen monitoring, you sat quietly for 15 seconds while the app measured your blood oxygen. Now, the reading is similar but the data it collects is transmitted to the iPhone and the calculation of what it means is worked out there. It's viewable in the Health app on the iPhone, which is almost as convenient as the original method, and a godsend to the millions of Apple Watch 9, 10 and Ultra 2 users who can now access it for the first time. And it's good timing: this system will likely be in place for the Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3, both expected to be unveiled next month. You can read more about the changes to Apple Watch, and why it's important, here.
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Apple's $500 Billion Investment Into America Just Got Larger: Does That Mean You Should Buy the Stock?
Key Points Apple is increasing its U.S. spending plans from $500 billion to $600 billion, although this figure is a bit misleading. The company's revenue growth is recovering, but it's still slower than other big tech players. The stock looks expensive relative to its growth. 10 stocks we like better than Apple › A splashy $600 billion announcement may have just gotten Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the White House's good graces. After months of worries over how tariffs will affect costs for iPhones made in China or India, Apple just projected a $100 billion increase in its spending plans over the next four years in the United States, including an investment in homegrown semiconductors. Apple stock shot up over 10% on the news. Does this new spending plan mean you should load the boat with Apple stock? Here's the big picture that investors need to understand today. A $100 billion spending increase .... over four years Last week, Apple claimed it would spend $600 billion in the United States. This is a large number, but it's also a bit misleading compared to other recent announcements from major tech companies such as Alphabet. The parent company of Google is forecasting $85 billion of capital expenditures this year, with much of that going to artificial intelligence (AI). Meanwhile, Apple's spending is over four years. The latest increase adds $25 billion in annual spending, bringing the grand total up from $500 billion to $600 billion. What's more, this includes various expenses such as employee salaries, data center buildouts, money paid to suppliers, and more -- it's not exclusive to capital expenditures. Other big tech peers are likely spending this amount or more if you cast as wide a net Apple does when calculating total spending. The announcement may put Apple in good standing with the U.S. government, but it's not a radical change from management. The company is still doing the bulk of its manufacturing in China, and this new commitment only represents a slight deviation from its previously announced plans. Improving financial performance Financial performance and earnings power are what matter for Apple stock. Last quarter, revenue growth hit its highest level since 2022, though it was still below 10% year over year. The growth is coming from its software services division as well as the iPhone, the key drivers for the business over the last decade. iPhone sales showed strong growth but have posted many quarters of stagnation, which should worry investors. This is a mature product that has seen declining unit volumes and upgrade cycles for years. Services revenue keeps growing quickly but is at risk of losing its cash cow Google Search payment if an antitrust lawsuit goes the wrong way. Apple receives an estimated $20 billion a year from Google to make it the default search engine, or about 15% of Apple's overall operating income. This could be wiped out overnight if the lawsuit doesn't work out for them. The big picture with Apple stock In totality, Apple's announced spending plans may seem ambitious but are actually not a huge change from its long-term roadmap. It was already investing in component manufacturing in the United States, and this is just a modest increase in that context. The stock's 12% month-to-date gain may be fleeting as a result. But should investors buy the stock today? Apple is the slowest-growing company among the "Magnificent Seven", outside of Tesla, which is grappling with declining sales. The others are putting up solid double-digit revenue growth quarter after quarter. Despite this slow growth, Apple stock trades at a premium to several of its peers on a price-to-earnings basis. Its P/E ratio of 35 is also significantly higher than that of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 indexes. This leads me to believe that Apple is overvalued, especially following its recent gains from the $600 billion spending announcement. Should you invest $1,000 in Apple right now? Before you buy stock in Apple, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Apple wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $663,630!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $1,115,695!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 1,071% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 185% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of August 13, 2025 Brett Schafer has positions in Alphabet. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, and Tesla. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Apple's $500 Billion Investment Into America Just Got Larger: Does That Mean You Should Buy the Stock? was originally published by The Motley Fool
