Apple launching ‘redesigned Blood Oxygen feature’ on Apple Watch in the U.S. today<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>Apple has announced that it will release a software update for iPhone and Apple Watch later today with a “redesigned Blood Oxygen feature” for Apple Watch users in the United States. This comes over 18 months after
Apple began selling the Apple Watch without the Blood Oxygen feature in America
due to a patent dispute.</p>
<p>The new feature will be made available as part of iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1 updates. </p>
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