Apple Watch owners in the U.S. just got a big reason to update their devices. Apple just rolled out a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature to specific models, following a recent victory in a legal dispute.

Apple removed blood oxygen monitoring from the Apple Watch in early 2024. Somebody has to blink for it to return, and it looks like neither Masimo nor Apple are going to budge. Blood oxygen monitoring ...

At the end of 2023, Apple had to briefly stop selling Apple Watch Series 9 in the US due to a legal battle with Massimo. At the time, the US International Trade Commission ruled that Apple infringed ...

For millions of Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 and Ultra 2 users who didn’t have the blood oxygen monitoring (SpO2) feature on their smartwatches, last week’s software updates offered a key ...

Apple will bring a blood oxygen measurement feature to some of its watch models via a software update after receiving approval from the US government amid a protracted legal dispute over the ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Apple Watches sold in ...

If you have an Apple Watch Series 9, 10, or Ultra Watch 2 that you bought in the US in the past year, you'll finally get the blood oxygen sensing feature back via a software update later today, ...

Apple announced on Thursday it’s introducing a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for some Watch Series 8, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra. With this move, Apple is bringing back blood oxygen monitoring ...

A U.S. Customs ruling has allowed Apple to restore blood oxygen readings for U.S. Apple Watch buyers for whom the feature was disabled in early 2024. For these users, the redesigned approach works by ...

Blood oxygen levels refer to the amount of oxygen circulating in the blood. Normal blood oxygen levels fall between 75 and 100 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) on arterial blood gas (ABG) test results.

Apple released iOS 18.6.1 on Thursday after the tech giant mentioned this latest update to its mobile software in a blog post earlier today. The update introduces a redesigned blood oxygen experience ...

If you own a recent Apple Watch, you'll soon regain access to blood oxygen monitoring. Later today, owners of the Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2 will be able to download an update that ...