{"id":356971,"date":"2024-01-16T07:04:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T12:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/?p=356971"},"modified":"2024-01-16T07:04:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T12:04:31","slug":"ditching-spo2-feature-apple-watches-avoid-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knowtechie.com\/ditching-spo2-feature-apple-watches-avoid-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 may lose a key health feature soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just last month, Apple<\/a> was struck by a death blow when the company was forced to ban the sale of the Apple Watch Series 9<\/a> and Apple Watch Ultra 2<\/a> during the holiday season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, after a legal battle with the medical equipment manufacturer Masimo, the ban was lifted temporarily<\/a> a few weeks ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Apple has appealed against the sales ban<\/a>, according to a new report, the Cupertino company plans to remove blood-oxygen tracking functionality from the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 if the appeal fails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may not want to update your Apple Watch Ultra 2 or Series 9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The report comes from Bloomberg<\/em><\/a>, and according to the outlet, Apple apparently has a backup plan if its appeal against the sales ban fails to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan was reportedly revealed by Masimo and was even approved by the US Customs and Border Protection agency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is widely believed that the issue can be solved with a software tweak. So, it is highly likely that Apple will reinstate the blood-oxygen tracking capabilities if it wins the appeal or forms a deal with Masimo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Bloomberg<\/em>, Apple has already begun shipping the modified Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 to retailers with the feature disabled. However, they were still instructed to hold the sales for the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Either way, if you use the Watch Ultra 2 or Series 9 and love Apple\u2019s SpO2 tracking, you may not want to install the upcoming update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have any thoughts on this? Drop us a line below in the comments, or carry the discussion to our Twitter<\/a> or Facebook<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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