'No Chance' of blood pressure sensor for 'Apple Watch Series 7'
William GallagherApple Watch
Following renewed rumors of a blood pressure sensor in the forthcoming "Apple Watch Series 7," Mark Gurman says there is "no chance" that the feature will debut in the fall.
The new "Apple Watch Series 7" is reportedly seeing delays in manufacturer because of its complex new design. Rumors about the device's new features included one that it would add a blood pressure sensor, but those are now being denied by other sources.
no chance
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) August 31, 2021
Apple added blood oxygen tracking in the Apple Watch Series 6, and has previously applied for patents regarding blood pressure sensors, including ones using a kind of Watch band.
As yet, Apple has not announced a launch date for the expected "Apple Watch Series 7," although it is expected to be launched in September. Apple has, however, release beta versions of the forthcoming watchOS 8.
Charles Martin
Amber Neely
Andrew Orr
Malcolm Owen
5 Comments
A blood pressure sensor would be a guaranteed buy from me. Also, if they could make the battery last 24 hours instead of the current 16 hours (that's what I'm getting) then that would probably mean a buy from me, so I could wear it when I'm asleep in addition to when I'm awake.
I can’t see how Apple could incorporate a useful BPM without some way of manipulating the vessels. A band that pressurised the wrist would use a significant amount of power to accurately measure systolic and diastolic levels.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639494/
A non invasive blood sugar level monitor would be a winner.
Maybe Apple will announce a ‘quadcorder’ this month as a part of its hardware reveal. I’ll ask my friend ‘Bones’ McCoy……