Starting on Thursday, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 will no longer detect people’s blood oxygen levels, to comply with a ruling by the International Trade Commission.
Apple said on Wednesday that it would begin selling its flagship smartwatches without the ability to detect people’s blood-oxygen levels.
The tech giant will drop the feature starting Thursday after losing a patent case over its blood-oxygen measurement technology two months ago. The court ordered Apple to stop selling its Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 devices. Rather than discontinue sales, the company sought permission to continue selling the devices after removing the infringing technology.
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