Does my Apple Watch update remove the oxygen sensor?

I believe that the apple store only bit is only until other sides run out of stock, and have to get new apple watches from apple, in which case those would have had it removed like the models apple sell in their store.

Ummmm….get busted for what exactly? The terms and conditions exist…many of us don’t bother to read them but that doesn’t mean we can’t be expected to know the info exists (choosing to accept the terms and conditions without reading them is completely on us. I am guilty of this too BUT I don’t try to pretend like me not reading them means it’s not my fault that I don’t know something that is within them).

Also, let’s be clear. I stated (and it is still there so not sure what your claim of me not wanting to be busted….like I have a stake in Apple other than being a customer and user of their products just like you) “Terms and conditions states that changes can occur at any time so the risk of losing a feature you like has always existed”. This is true. You didn’t say you upgraded to a new device. You stated that you on your watch 7 which is why I clearly stated I assume you were referring to the watchOS. Leaving out other details makes it very difficult to know you are saying something else. To falsely claim something I posted was unposted is ridiculous. Now if you’re trying to imply I didn’t post the terms and conditions for you….you would be correct. I did not. I didn’t need to. Everyone can access them on the Apple website and read through them to verify what verbiage they use in regards to everything including the disclaimer that changes to features can occur. Does everyone know? No, but it’s not because the info isn’t available. It’s simply because most people don’t take the time to read through the often long term and conditions presented by Apple or most other things we deal with.

https://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/AppleWatch.pdf

The screenshot below is just of the first page and the circled part also lets you know that future updates may not include all existing software features…ie features can change or be removed. Feel free to read the rest of the terms and conditions to see other details you may not be aware of but has been disclosed. Also be aware that each time the terms are updated we have access to reading them to see what has changed and how it affects us.

IPadClub wrote:

Do you think apple going to bring it back on the Apple Watch Series 10

Apple does not tell the volunteers in this user-to-user technical support forum any future plans, and my "Magic 8 Ball" is in the shop for repairs 🎱

At the moment this is in the hands of lawyers. Anything involving lawyers can take time.

GrandpaBobB wrote:

Guess KaeBFly didn't want to get busted.

Good grief. The legal issues affect ONLY the series 9 and Ultra watches sold on or after 1/18/2024. When did you order the series 9? This has been plastered all over the internet for months and you didn't know the O2 sensor had been disabled? Really.

Your series 7 did NOT have the O2 sensor disabled when you re-paired and updated. There are only two things that could have happened. Either the update was corrupted or you simply don’t know how to find it. watchOS 10 changed the UI somewhat.

There are NO reports of the feature being disabled after an update on the series 7, NONE. No articles from established tech blogs. Something like that would be HUGE news for the media to chew on.

You are the ONLY one reporting this. You are uniformed, period.

So, I am a little bothered by the fact that as of 1/18/24, apple does not promote or advertise or makes reference to the oxygen sensor of Apple Watch series 9, but was a feature that they did promote, support, advertise and referenced prior to release, but pulls a cold stop after release and expects us who rely on this feature daily to just sit with it after ordering the watch after upgrading from a prior series? I have the steel version with Safire glass and cellular service, that’s pretty much an $800 watch, I wanted and paid for ALL features and now I have to find out that one of the features I use the most i use the most is DISABLED by software but the hardware still exist in the device… so how about this going forward:

1) apple comes to agreement with the copyright holder for series 9 and ultra 2, subsequent series will not have the feature at all built into the device nor support the O2 sat feature in software and therefore charge less for the for the device for less feature.

2) Apple comes to agreement with the copyright holder until 2028 for license to use the feature and their subsequent device release such as series 10, ultra 3 and on.

3) Apple reengineers the device to include the O2 sat feature to work around the specifications of the copyright holders patent, thus creating a registering a patent of their own.

iamthewheel wrote:

So if I have a Hermes 6 I have nothing to worry about with future updates. Correct. Pls advise. Thx.

Assuming no new legal changes, your Series 6 will keep it O2 monitor.

Apple just replaced my series 6 watch with a new one and after getting it I updated it to watchOS 10.4; I still have use of the o2 sensor. Nothing was removed or disabled.

I now have 10.5 and still there.

BackcountryGuy wrote:

Will the new Iwatch 10 have the SP02 feature enabled?

As best I can tell, Apple made no announcement to the effect in today's event.

No, the Federal court order is still in effect.

While an OS update will not remove the feature... apparently getting a purchased watch repaired will.

My parents bought the watch specifically for the O2 feature, AND purchased AppleCare+.

Well after only a few months, the watch stopped charging. Took it to the geniuses and they couldn't figure it out and had to send it in for repair. But my parents were informed that when they got the watch back, the O2 feature would be disabled. Even though that's why they bought the watch at all. When explaining this, the genius said "well then don't get it repaired". How can you use a watch that doesn't charge? What a rip.

"If their watch is a series 9 or Ultra 2 and it has to be replaced (not just fixed but actually swapped out with another watch) then yes, since due to the current legal restraint it would have to be replaced with a 9/Ultra 2 that has the feature disabled."

Where are you getting this information from? Please supply corroboration of your assertion by providing a link to an official Apple confirmation of this. Otherwise it’s just your opinion.

terrylee5 wrote:

I’m sending in my series 6 watch for replacement due to battery age. Will the new one still have the o2 sensor enabled?

Information from reliable sources says it will still be enabled.

iamthewheel wrote:

Just take your watch to the Apple Store and have them put in a new battery. Thats what I’m going to do on my 6 Hermès’ once it gets to 80%. $100.

Thanks but my watch doesn't currently need a new battery.

While things may be different for the Hermes model, for most watches, Apple doesn't just replace the battery the way they don on an iPhone. They give you a refurbished watch that already has a new battery in it.