The ability to warn a user of high blood pressure may not be added to Apple Watch until 2024 at the earliest, as accuracy problems continue to delay the feature.
Apple Watch blood pressure detection delayed until at least 2024 due to accuracy challenges
However, a new report from Bloomberg says not to expect it with Apple Watch Series 8 this fall or even the following year as Apple has run into trouble with accuracy during development.
Deals: New Record Lows Hit Apple Watch Series 7 and Apple Watch SE (Up to $86 Off)
Amazon this week has introduced new all-time low prices on two models of the Apple Watch, including the Apple Watch Series 7 and the Apple Watch SE. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some …
Apple Watch to Eventually Gain Satellite Connectivity Feature for SOS and Emergency Contacts
Apple plans to bring satellite connectivity to the Apple Watch in the future, which would allow for emergency texting and SOS response features directly on a wearer’s wrist, Bloomberg reports. The …
Apple CEO escalates fight over App Store regulation in rare D.C. speech
Apple CEO Tim Cook went on the offensive against efforts to regulate the App Store in a rare public speech on Tuesday, warning that proposed legislation intended to improve competition could …
Apple ‘deeply concerned’ about laws undermining user privacy, Tim Cook says
Legislators and regulators in the US and Europe have expressed concerns about Apple’s ring-fenced App Store ecosystem and whether it is anti-competitive that the tech giant’s own-run store is the only …
Tim Cook defends a closed App Store against looming regulations
Apple CEO Tim Cook made an impassioned plea Tuesday against looming U.S. and European regulations that could fundamentally change the App Store’s model. Why it matters: Apple is feeling the heat as it …
Apple CEO Tim Cook criticizes antitrust regulation, says some policies would hurt iPhone users
… CEO Tim Cook criticized pending antitrust regulation in the U.S. and Europe on Tuesday that would force Apple to allow installing iPhone software from the internet. Cook said that allowing …
Apple plans to add features to the iPhone health app this year
Apple is planning an expansion to the iPhone health app this year that would include additional sleep tracking and a tool to remind people to take medication, Bloomberg reported. The company could …
Apple iPhone maker Pegatron suspends production in Shanghai because of Covid outbreak
Authorities have imposed stringent stay-at-home measures as mainland China faces its worst Covid outbreak since the initial phase of the pandemic in early 2020.
Leaked shots of alleged Apple charging brick fuel rumours of USB-C iPhone
Despite shifting other iProducts over to a USB-C port for charging, Apple has steadfastly refused to do the same with it’s most popular device, the iPhone. Since 2012, when it was introduced …
Apple production halted at three key Chinese suppliers, hitting iPhone, iPad, and Mac
The latest COVID-19 lockdown measures in China have seen Apple production halted at three key Chinese suppliers. iPhone production may be …
Apple Targets Watch Blood-Pressure Feature for 2024 After Snags
Apple Inc.’s plan to add a highly anticipated blood-pressure monitor to its smartwatch has hit some snags and the technology isn’t expected to be ready until 2024 at the earliest, according to people …
Hidden trick lets you control your Apple Watch without even touching it
And while most people know about accessibility features on the Mac and the iPhone, accessibility features on the Apple Watch are less widely known. To this point, there is one accessibility …
New lockdowns hitting Apple’s iPhone, MacBook supply chains
Critical Apple suppliers who produce iPhones and MacBooks have suspended production in key locations amid new restrictions [due to COVID] and lockdowns that threaten an already constrained supply …
iOS 16: Everything we know about the next big iPhone update
Apple announces its big yearly operating system updates at WWDC in June. No platform is bigger, or more important to Apple and its users, than the iPhone and thus no OS update is more important than …
Apple researching how to use HomePods, Macs, and iPhones to enhance sleep monitoring
Future sleep tracking could be done without any mattress sensors, or wearable devices, as Apple investigates using an iPhone, Mac, or HomePod mini, to provide physiological monitoring.