A render of the rear sensor of the Apple Watch Series 10
The Apple Watch Series 10 is expected to get a long-rumored sleep apnea tracking feature as part of Monday’s launch, but hypertension detection won’t be a new feature this time.
Apple is just a few days away from introducing a line of new products, starting with the iPhone 16 generation. Alongside the iPhones will be other connected hardware launches, with the Apple Watch Series 10 among them.
The focus on new features for the Apple Watch is usually on health and fitness upgrades. For the Apple Watch Series 10, that will include sleep apnea detection.
On Friday, Bloomberg reported sleep apnea detection will build on top of the existing sleep tracking functions of the wearable. The feature will monitor and determine whether the wearer has sleep apnea, notifying them and proposing they check with a medical professional.
The introduction of the feature has been rumored for a while, but users may still have to wait for the feature to arrive. It apparently won’t be a day-one feature for the new models.
While sleep apnea sensing is on the way, one feature that won’t appear will be hypertension detection. While Apple hoped to have the high blood pressure detection working on the Apple Watch, it is apparently being delayed and pushed to a future release down the road.
Another health element users will miss out on is blood oxygen sensing. Following Masimo’s legal fight and the successful ban on Apple using the technology, Apple stripped it out of the Apple Watch.
However, as Apple CEO Tim Cook previously implied that Apple wouldn’t license Masimo’s patents, blood oxygen sensing won’t be making a return anytime soon.
