The next Apple Watch may be equipped with a new sensor. With this he could measure the oxygen level in your blood. This value allows you to determine whether you have sleep apnea or early symptoms of COVID-19.
The message about the Apple Watch Series 6 first surfaced DigiTimes. Apple is said to have purchased the parts from ASE Technology, which already has a press release on its website about the collaboration with Apple.
The future watch would give a warning when oxygen saturation drops below 95%. This limit is usually an indication that something is wrong. This can be sleep apnea where the user temporarily gets no air in his sleep. Corona patients also suffer from a low oxygen percentage in their blood. The sooner this becomes known, the sooner a treatment can be started and later lung and heart damage can be prevented.
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The Apple Watch Series 6 is not expected before the end of the year. Indications that Apple’s next smart watch can measure the oxygen content appeared earlier in the code of iOS 14. Apple is certainly not the first to use a so-called SpO2 sensor in its watches. For example, Withings announced the ScanWatch On. And so also Garmin has some watches in its range that have a pulse oximeter, including the vivoactive 4.
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