Apple Removes Blood Oxygen Monitoring from New Watches After Losing Patent Case
A ruling found Apple infringed a medical company Masimo patent vital to pulse oximetry in the Watch.
An Apple Watch Ultra 2 device is displayed for sale at an Apple retail store on release day in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 22, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
As of Thursday, Jan. 18, all newly purchased Apple Watches will no longer have the once-standard ability to detect blood oxygen level.
The change comes on the heels of Apple’s failure to convince a U.S. appeals court that its Watch contained original pulse oximetry technology.
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