I’ve read apples policy - it’s not for medical diagnosis. So if it’s just infotainment, why are you keeping us from letting our children use the blood oxygen toy? Shouldn’t that be a parental decision?
why is Apple ignoring this question? I’ve seen it on the forums numerous times.
Storm11 wrote:
I’ve read apples policy - it’s not for medical diagnosis. So if it’s just infotainment, why are you keeping us from letting our children use the blood oxygen toy? Shouldn’t that be a parental decision?
why is Apple ignoring this question? I’ve seen it on the forums numerous times.
Apple's participation in these forums is largely limited to making sure we all adhere to the terms of use to which we agreed when we signed up. They're not going to directly answer your question. Nor do they read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
Note that it may well be that the oxygen sat sensor technology has not been tested on people under 18. In most countries, there are very strict laws about using children as scientific test subjects. And yes, that's true even for non-invasive things like external sensors. So, it may be that the sensor has not been approved by regulatory agencies for use on people it hasn't been properly tested on. If the FDA won't clear Apple to use the sensor on children, it wouldn't be Apple's choice.
Storm11 wrote:
I’ve read apples policy - it’s not for medical diagnosis. So if it’s just infotainment, why are you keeping us from letting our children use the blood oxygen toy? Shouldn’t that be a parental decision?
why is Apple ignoring this question? I’ve seen it on the forums numerous times.
Apple's participation in these forums is largely limited to making sure we all adhere to the terms of use to which we agreed when we signed up. They're not going to directly answer your question. Nor do they read here for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:
Note that it may well be that the oxygen sat sensor technology has not been tested on people under 18. In most countries, there are very strict laws about using children as scientific test subjects. And yes, that's true even for non-invasive things like external sensors. So, it may be that the sensor has not been approved by regulatory agencies for use on people it hasn't been properly tested on. If the FDA won't clear Apple to use the sensor on children, it wouldn't be Apple's choice.
My best guess is that it doesn’t work on children, because their fingers are too small. If you want to check your child’s Oxygen saturation get a fingertip pulse-oximeter; a lot less expensive than an Watch: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pulse+oximeter&crid=13FCL9I8M0DJ3&sprefix=pulse%2Caps%2C80&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_5
Apple doesn't monitor these forums, only us users do. We don't have a say in what Apple does with their own products.
Blood oxygen < 18 on watch
