Blood Oxygen Monitoring Returns To The Apple Watch At 1PM EST Today For US Users (?)
Users of the Apple Watch in the US have not have had the ability to use the blood oxygen monitoring feature since late 2023 due to a legal fight with a company named Masimo. You can catch up on all the events here. But earlier today, that fight seems to have taken a bit of a plot twist. Earlier today, Apple posted this on their website:
Now that implies that they have done the work required to get around the Masimo patent. Meaning that Masimo did not get paid to go away. But there are still questions about how this “redesigned blood oxygen feature” will work. And if Apple watch users will get this software update. I think we’ll get the answers to both those questions at 1PM EST today as that’s when these updates will be released. I’ll be poking around these updates once I get them installed. Assuming that Canadians will get these updates of course. But if you have any feedback about them, please leave a comment below.
August 14, 2025 at 4:14 pm
[…] Earlier today, Apple release watchOS 11.6.1 and iOS 18.6.1 which re-enabled support for those who had dormant blood oxygen sensors in their Apple Watches. This is a big deal for Americans as they have been without the feature since 2023, while the rest of the world has this feature. […]
August 20, 2025 at 7:10 pm
[…] the Masimo/Apple fight over the blood oxygen feature in the app was over when Apple released a workaround last week, you were wrong. Masimo has apparently filed a new complaint in the US District Court […]