Blood Oxygen sensor

Here’s why Apple didn’t need FDA’s clearance for blood oxygen monitoring on its new watch

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 7, 2020

The Apple Watch provides a pair of health-tracking features that measure your heart rate and heart rhythm, each officially cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, blood oxygen monitoring that's available on the new Apple Watch Series 6 model doesn't need a clearance from the FDA, and here's why.

Here’s how measuring blood oxygen saturation works on the new Apple Watch Series 6

Christian Zibreg ∙ September 15, 2020

Apple today unveiled the new Apple Watch Series 6 models and one of the biggest features is the ability to measure your blood oxygen saturation. Here's how it works.