Does the Apple Watch Series 10 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 include an Oxygen Sensor?

May I see the advertisement you’re referring to and where you saw it?

I cannot speak for Apple. But it certainly seems to me that the newly announced Apple Watches would have no less sensor capability than the Apple Watch 9, which certainly contains the required hardware.

Zachyy wrote:

All Apple Watch units sold by Apple in the United States starting January 18, 2024 will not have the Blood Oxygen measure feature.

The question was not about the feature. It was about the sensor - the capability to implement the feature.

I have a blood pressure cuff and scale that syncs. I’m perfectly happy using third party devices. I found it interesting the Apple is seeking FDA approval with several new health features. Sleep apnea and hearing loss are much more serious and affect far more users than needing an oximeter. Not meaning to minimize it not being available, just thinking about how various features can affect and change lives.

I sort of understand why people care about the O2 sensor. It's an "I want all the cool features!" feeling. I know I had a bit of a twinge when I hit the button on the trade-in of my 7 for the 10. But I got over it.

I'm looking forward to both the sleep apnea and the hearing aid features, having reached that stage in life where they are potential issues. But should they not happen or not happen for months, I'll get over that, too.

Glad it’s all resolved.

Zachyy, no problem - I’ve certainly misread my share of questions in these Communities.

Just FYI, I have an Apple Watch 9 purchased before the Blood Oxygen feature was removed. So I have the feature, but don’t use it too regularly (although I do use some of the other health features regularly). I agree with Jeff Donald’s statement that the sleep apnea and hearing loss capabilities seem much more important.

Carol B. wrote:

I guess if all depends on your needs, Jeff. I need to monitor my SPO2 at night. This feature allows me to do that. It provides information I can share with my doctor. I do not find it irrelevant but I do understand it may be that for the majority of Apple Watch wearers.

I think what Jeff was saying is that there are other, better options, not that the need to monitor is irrelevant.

Carol B. wrote:

I guess if all depends on your needs, Jeff. I need to monitor my SPO2 at night. This feature allows me to do that. It provides information I can share with my doctor. I do not find it irrelevant but I do understand it may be that for the majority of Apple Watch wearers.

The Apple Watch feature, when it was available, never monitored SPO2 continuously, it only measured it on demand. There are many devices that do monitor it continuously, such as the OuraRing that I have. And there are standalone medical quality devices that will both monitor and alarm, if you have a condition that can result in low blood oxygen.

Even the Watch ECG function is rather primitive; the Kardia series of monitors are much more useful in reporting arrhythmia, and can detect more abnormalities than just afib. I’ve had situations where my watch said “Normal Sinus Rhythm" but my Kardia reported other abnormalities even in “one lead” mode, and the newest model reports 6 leads, and provides an analysis of the results.

RazorV wrote:

I live at 9,000’ and Blood OX is very important to monitor. Hence Garmin watches monitor it very extensively!

One wonders how folks survived at this altitude before watches were capable of monitoring blood oxygen. Perhaps they all wore finger clip pulse oximeters.

Enjoy your Garmin watch.

sberman wrote:

One wonders how folks survived at this altitude before watches were capable of monitoring blood oxygen. Perhaps they all wore finger clip pulse oximeters.

Tenzing Norgay never would have made it to the top of Everest without his O2 sensor.....

Pretty sure once you’re in the >Death Zone<, the Watch is just extra weight.

>In mountaineering, the death zone refers to altitudes above which the pressure of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span. This point is generally agreed as 8,000 m (26,000 ft).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_zone

😀😀

Jeff Donald wrote:

Pretty sure once you’re in the >Death Zone<, the Watch is just extra weight.

>In mountaineering, the death zone refers to altitudes above which the pressure of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span. This point is generally agreed as 8,000 m (26,000 ft).

I really hope that poster meant 9,000 feet!

But seriously. I used to do a lot of hiking in the 8,000-13,000 foot range. With asthma. Without an O2 sensor. Not dead yet.

I hope feet as well! But my reference was in regard to your mention of Tenzing Norgay, who with Sir Edmund Hillary were the first to climb Mt. Everest (29,028 ft).

Not to sure how the Inca ever built Machu Picchu in the 1400’s without their Apple Watches. Maybe aliens actually built Machu Picchu. 😂

Jeff Donald wrote:

I hope feet as well! But my reference was in regard to your mention of Tenzing Norgay, who with Sir Edmund Hillary were the first to climb Mt. Everest (29,028 ft).

Of course!

Not to sure how the Inca ever built Machu Picchu in the 1400’s without their Apple Watches. Maybe aliens actually built Machu Picchu. 😂

But did the aliens have Apple Watches?

I disagree as well. I have the Watch 7, which still has the oxygen sensor, and have found it to be quite accurate and useful during workouts. I have lung issues so monitoring my oxygen levels is important to me, especially during exercise, and I would rather use the watch than another device. I would love to upgrade my watch but will wait to do so until Apple resolves the patent issues related to this feature.