Apple Watch

Your smartwatch can keep track of health but it isn’t a medical device. Here’s why

Your smartwatch can log calories. And as you doze off, they might pick up instances of apnoea. But don’t confuse health tips with medical advice. Device and app developers have made it clear that their products cannot replace a professional medical doctor’s advice or treatment

How Apple Watch’s heart health monitoring features helped save a Bengaluru techie’s life

The Apple Watch has proven to be a godsend for many, thanks to the various health monitoring features it packs. In one such incident, a 25 year old Bengaluru techie discovered that he needed to make some life altering decisions, thanks to his Apple Watch

Apple, Samsung in race to develop world's first blood glucose monitor that doesn't make you bleed

Apple and Samsung are ramping up their investments in heath tech, and are working on develop a new way to monitor blood glucose level, without having the user to bleed

US bans import of some Apple Watch models again, Apple to start disabling blood-oxygen feature

Apple can no longer sell its Apple Watch Series 9 and the Watch 2 Ultra, and has been banned from importing the devices to China. This may lead Apple to disable the disputed feature during this period to comply with the ban and continue selling the watches

Apple Watch US Ban: Tech giant plans to remove blood-oxygen tool to bypass court ordered-ban

Apple may be planning to redesign the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2, and remove the blood-oxygen tool in order to bypass a US ITC ban. However, this will only happen, if the federal appeals court refuses to put a longer stay on the order, or vacate the ban completely

Apple watch ban takes effect in the US: How does it impact you? What comes next?

The ban affects the majority of new Apple Watches sold since 2020, including the Series 6, 7, 8, and Ultra, as well as the current 9 and Ultra 2, all of which have the blood oxygen function covered by the disputed patents

Apple stops repair of out-of-warranty, older Watch models amid sale ban triggered by patent dispute

Apple has been forced to stop repairing out of warranty Apple Watches, starting from the Watch Series 6 during the period when it is banned from selling Apple Watches. This is to comply with the US ITC order banning them from selling Apple Watches Series 9 and Ultra 2

Apple fails to get Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 sale ban reversed, will take a massive hit to $17 bn business

Apple tried to get the US ITC or the International Trade Commission to place a stay on the order that banned the import and sale of their latest Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2. However, the ITC has refused to issue a stay order, meaning that Apple will take a serious hit

Apple plans major software changes to fix Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 patent violation to fix ban

Apple is apparently working on some major software changes to the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 to fix the patent violation that led to the ban. Apple will tweak the algorithms on how the Apple Watch measures users' blood oxygen levels

Apple banned from selling Watch Series 9, Watch Ultra 2 in US after losing major patent case

Masimo, a leading medical technology company, and tech giant Apple have been entangled in a series of legal disputes for several years, primarily revolving around allegations that Apple Watch's blood oxygen sensor technology infringes on multiple Masimo's patents