Apple is now planning to appeal an infamous ban that led to the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 versions losing the blood oxygen sensor feature last year in court. The case saw the International ...

Strapping an Apple Watch to your wrist is more than just a fashion statement, though there are a slew of different stylish bands out there made out of everything from sensible leather to funky beads.

Like many great empires, Apple started out, and in some ways continues to view itself, as the little guy rebelling against The Man. A couple of upstarts in a garage taking on the might of IBM. The ...

For heart rate testing, Horst used a Polar H10 chest strap as the benchmark. The Apple Watch Ultra 2, running watchOS 26 beta, delivered results that were nearly identical to the strap during indoor ...

If you have an Apple Watch Series 9, 10, or Ultra Watch 2 that you bought in the US in the past year, you'll finally get the blood oxygen sensing feature back via a software update later today, ...

Apple is urging a U.S. court to undo a trade decision that blocked imports of the Apple Watch because of the blood-oxygen sensor implementation, claiming it unfairly impacted millions of users. On ...

Apple has picked up another win in its legal battle with health tech firm AliveCor, this time over antitrust claims relating to the Apple Watch. The new win, detailed in a January 8, 2026, decision by ...

Wearable makers like Apple, Samsung, Garmin, and Google have long chased what might be the holy grail of health tech: non-invasive glucose monitoring. Recent developments suggest that Apple could be ...

When we polled Cult of Mac readers on what feature they want most in Apple Watch Series 11, the answer came through loud and clear: Bring back the Blood Oxygen app! None of the rumored upcoming Apple ...

Big news, Apple Watch fans: The blood oxygen monitor is back. Apple made the announcement in a short press release on Thursday. The company says the feature is "redesigned," and will roll out to ...