Blood oxygen level app on Apple Watch

I bought Apple Watch Ultra 2, and to my surprise blood oxygen level app is not available in units sold in United States . My question is, will it be available if I buy it from outside the United States .

Apple Watch Ultra 2, watchOS 11

Posted on Sep 29, 2024 2:05 AM

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Posted on Sep 29, 2024 4:41 AM

Yes, Apple had to disable the Blood Oxygen app for some models sold in the US:

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  • The ability to measure blood oxygen is no longer available on Apple Watch units sold by Apple in the United States beginning January 18, 2024. These are indicated with part numbers ending in LW/A. Learn how to identify your Apple Watch.

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copied from: watchOS - Feature Availability - Apple



Outside of the US this feature is available for Apple Watches sold in the listed countries in the mentioned article:

watchOS - Feature Availability - Apple

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Sep 29, 2024 4:41 AM in response to Nabilhamdan49

Yes, Apple had to disable the Blood Oxygen app for some models sold in the US:

...

  • The ability to measure blood oxygen is no longer available on Apple Watch units sold by Apple in the United States beginning January 18, 2024. These are indicated with part numbers ending in LW/A. Learn how to identify your Apple Watch.

...

copied from: watchOS - Feature Availability - Apple



Outside of the US this feature is available for Apple Watches sold in the listed countries in the mentioned article:

watchOS - Feature Availability - Apple

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