Apple wins blood oxygen battle for watch owners
Thanks to a U.S. Customs ruling, these users will soon be able to track their blood oxygen levels again, with a twist.
Instead of processing the data directly on the watch, the measurements will now be calculated on the paired iPhone and displayed in the Respiratory section of the Health app.
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Follow these steps to enable the updated Blood Oxygen tool on your Apple Watch:
Note: This update will not affect Apple Watches that already include the original Blood Oxygen feature, or watches purchased outside the U.S.
After updating, restart your iPhone and Apple Watch to ensure the changes take effect.
Use the Blood Oxygen app on your watch to take a reading. Data will be processed on your iPhone and shown in the Respiratory section of the Health app.
Your iPhone saves all blood oxygen measurements in the Health app, whether you take them on demand or in the background.
You can also filter your results to see only readings taken while sleeping or in a high-elevation environment. This makes it easier to track specific patterns over time.
If you've been missing Blood Oxygen tracking on your Apple Watch due to the legal dispute, this is your green light to get it back. Updating today means you'll once again have insight into your oxygen saturation, valuable for workouts, high-altitude trips and general wellness monitoring. This update ensures U.S. customers regain access to one of the watch's most popular wellness metrics.
The Blood Oxygen app provides information for general fitness and wellness purposes only. It is not intended for medical use, self-diagnosis or consulting a doctor. Apple designed the Blood Oxygen app for users who are at least 18 years old.
Along with Blood Oxygen tracking, models like the Series 9, Series 10 and Ultra 2 offer irregular rhythm notifications, ECG, sleep apnea alerts, fall detection, temperature sensing and mindfulness tools.
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Apple's persistence in fighting for this feature shows how important health tracking has become for wearables. By adapting the technology to work around legal restrictions, Apple has kept its promise to prioritize user health tools.
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