According to discoveries made in the iOS 14 code, the Apple Watch may soon measure oxygen levels in the blood. This functionality will detect possible risks of cardiac or respiratory arrest.
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The Apple Watch continues to develop its functions dedicated to health. According to our colleagues from the 9TO5Mac site, the iOS 14 code reveals the existence of a novelty that could make it happen with watchOS 7 in autumn. It would be a a tool for measuring the amount of oxygen in the blood.
With this function, the user of the Apple smartwatch could receive notification when the sensor detects a lower than normal oxygen level. Generally, this should be between 90 and 100%. Oxygen saturation below 90%, which in medical terms is called hypoxemia, can cause severe respiratory and heart problems and requires urgent consultation with a doctor.
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A feature available on all Apple Watch models?
To take this oxygen reading, the Apple Watch could use your heart rate monitor, integrated into the watch since the first model. The apple brand would therefore have decided to finally exploit this function, which is already offered by other competing products. It does indeed exist in Fitbit or even at Withings. If this new feature does not require new equipment, it could be supported by all older models of Apple Watch. We will have to wait the release of watchOS 7 next fall to confirm it.
Apple would also work on improving his ECG, who currently has failures in the detection of atrial fibrillation. When the heartbeat rate is too high (between 100 and 120 beats per minute), the system is indeed currently unable to provide reliable results. According to a patent filed last December, the connected watch could also soon detect Parkinson’s disease.
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Source: 9TO5Mac
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