Does my Apple Watch update remove the oxygen sensor?

This is a user-to-user technical support forum. Telling Apple what you think they should do in a very complicated dispute is rather pointless. 1) Apple doesn't read here. 2) Don't you think the smart people at Apple are already working on a way forward?

Amazon still sells some series 9 watches with the oxygen feature mentioned as a function the watch provides. Has anyone bought one of these from such second tier sources (Bestbuy, Amazon,etc) recently? Oximeter still work?

I realize that I am late to this chain, but Costco still sells the Ultra 2 with oxygen sensor. Costco has a great return policy so makes me consider rolling the dice and if an update disables the feature, then must return. Costco website currently has them on sale and shows 4 version of Ultra 2, one which clearing states "With Blood Oxygen Feature"

Any thoughts?

Series 6 sent in for battery replacement. Genius Bar informed us it will be a new series 6 watch without oxygen sensor. We just had to pay for price of the battery. Could not just replace the battery on old watch.

Just purchased Apple series 6 specifically for the blood oxygen feature and found out it’s no longer available but is available in other countries. Why is that? Also I hope this feature will be reinstated.

CyberTulip7 wrote:

Just purchased Apple series 6 specifically for the blood oxygen feature and found out it’s no longer available but is available in other countries. Why is that? Also I hope this feature will be reinstated.

There was a patent dispute between Apple and another company. Apple lost. The court ruling only applies to the U.S. The patent expires in 2028. At that point, Apple should be free to use the technology again. They may also come to some agreement before then.

I inquired about the benefits of Apple 10 Smart Watch with a Verizon salesperson. Not once was I informed about the disabled O2 sensor. I accidentally read about it on line. So for Apple to say I would buy the watch knowing that the issue of O2 sensor being disabled is not true. I decided to save my money and keep with my Fitbit Blaze! The disabling of sensor could be in the courts for years because it involve money that Apple has to put out! No thank you 🙂‍↔️

according to an article l read, the suit is over. Apple won... But I talked with Apple Support, and they say the suit is going on... I can't understand how messy things are apple..

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-wins-patent-lawsuit-250-125238489.html#

That is an entirely different lawsuit and has no bearing on the oxygen sensor patent suit Apple lost. The 4 patents Apple infringed on expire in 2028. Nothing will happen until then, so don’t hold your breath. 😁

daaron273 wrote:

No it’s not I have the series 7, and updated it all the time and still use my oxygen sensor all the time also. Actually I just used it before posting this comment.

I think we’re talking about different scenarios here. If your series 7 has the oximeter feature it will remain UNTIL it replaced for repair, battery, or damage reasons. The replacement will not have the feature enabled.

daaron273 wrote:

No it’s not I have the series 7, and updated it all the time and still use my oxygen sensor all the time also. Actually I just used it before posting this comment.

That's because the ban only applies to the Watch 9 and the Ultra 2. The person Ingo2271 was answering stated they had an Ultra 2.

Cindygardner wrote:

One of the reasons I purchased the watch is the blood oxygen feature I am 90 and have been told to monitor my blood oxygen but my new model 10 does not have it

Apple never said that the Watch 10 (in the U.S.) was able to monitor blood oxygen.

There are blood oxygen monitors easily available at major drugstore chains and from places like Amazon. I bought one during COVID that was less than $50 and will sync to Apple's Health app. It's very easy to use.

How does Apple plan to compensate those who purchased this device FOR the oxygen sensor that an update deleted without consent? My device was forced to update when pairing to my new phone and is now completely useless and cannot perform the only function it was purchased for.

Your statement is incorrect. My watch was purchased in 2021. After the most recent update I had to do to pair the watch to a new device, the sensor was removed. The widget on the watch face was absent and the app was completely gone from the device. I called Apple which confirmed that’s what happened but was an error and provided steps to reinstate it.

Something went unexpectedly wrong with your pairing and/or iOS update. I’ve two watches with the feature and they paired fine with two new iPhones. The blood oxygen sensor was not deleted nor app were deleted.