Apple Ditches Blood Oxygen Feature on Its Watches to Escape Import Ban

Masimo filed a complaint in 2021 with the International Trade Commission and requested an import ban on specific Apple Watch models.

Apple has finally come up with a workaround for the recent ban on two of its watches: the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Ultra 2. It will ditch the blood oxygen measurement feature on its watches altogether.

The Cupertino giant has long been stuck in legal issues with California-based health-tech company Masimo, which manufactures blood oxygen monitoring tech. Masimo claims that Apple approached the company for collaboration in 2013 and allegedly violated two patents.

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