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Apple Pumps Out iOS 18.6.1, Redesigning Blood Oxygen Feature on Some Devices

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-23 20:41:30

Apple released iOS 18.6.1 on Thursday after the tech giant mentioned this latest update to its mobile software in a blog post earlier today. The update introduces a redesigned blood oxygen experience to iPhones paired with certain Apple Watches, but not much else. You can download iOS 18.6.1 by going to Settings, then tapping General. Next, select Software Update, then tap Update Now and follow the prompts on your screen. People with an Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 or Apple Watch Ultra 2 ca

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Apple's New Low-Cost iPad Could Come with the A18 Chip and Apple Intelligence, Report Says

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-23 20:55:17

Apple's rumored new low-cost iPad could come with two big changes that current devices can't touch. Rumor has it that Apple's low-cost iPad will come with an A18 chip, based on code references leaked on Wednesday. MacRumors reported the rumor on Thursday, just weeks ahead of Apple's rumored Sept. 9 event, where the iPhone 17 is expected to be revealed. Here's what we've gathered so far, but we won't know the details until Apple makes its official announcement. The big difference from the curre

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Apple TV+ has two of its best reviewed shows of the year airing now

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-24 03:09:06

Apple TV+ is having a very good year, with a growing subscriber base and more critical acclaim than ever. But amid what’s otherwise been a slow season for new TV, Apple is currently airing two of its best reviewed shows of the year: Chief of War and Platonic. #1: Chief of War Chief of War premiered on Apple TV+ at the beginning of August as a Jason Momoa extravaganza. Momoa not only stars in the series, but he co-created, executive produced, wrote, and even directed an episode of it. As Apple

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Buy the iPhone 16 or wait for iPhone 17? Here's how I help friends and family decide

zdnet.com Kerry Wan 2025-11-24 02:17:00

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Like clockwork, a new iPhone has made its way through the rumor mill in August, and users are beginning to wonder if they should buy what's currently available or wait until fall to see how things play out. Based on past trends, there's a good chance Apple will unveil the iPhone 17 series in September. So, should you pick up an iPhone 16 from your local Apple store today or play the long game? Also: Best iPhone 2025: I tested the top models and found the best options for you

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iPhone 17 event news is coming but beware of fake invites

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-24 06:08:13

The most likely iPhone 17 event date is now the rumored iPhone 17 event date. No surprises there. But when should we expect Apple to actually confirm the date of its next big product reveal, and what should you make of that event invite leak on social media? iPhone 17 event right on schedule Save for a few exceptions, Apple typically announces new flagship iPhone models in the second week of September each year. This year appears to be following the pattern with an event rumored for Tuesday, S

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Apple releases watchOS 11.6.1, here’s what’s new

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-24 08:10:37

Apple has released watchOS 11.6.1 for Apple Watch, reintroducing the Blood Oxygen app for certain customers in the United States. The update works in tandem with iOS 18.6.1, also released today, and marks the first time the feature has been available on new watch hardware since late 2023. Until now, launching the Blood Oxygen app on affected Apple Watch models displayed a blunt message: “The Blood Oxygen app is no longer available. Learn more in the Health app on your iPhone.” That limitation a

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Apple releases new iOS 26 beta 6 build for developers

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-24 08:22:48

Apple has released a new, revised build of iOS 26 beta 6 for developers. Here’s what you should know. iOS 26 beta 6 re-released with new developer build Earlier this week, Apple shipped iOS 26 beta 6 for developers. Curiously, that Monday release was never followed by a public beta—until today. Alongside today’s iOS 26 public beta 3 release, Apple has also shipped an updated beta for developers. That new beta carries the same ‘beta 6’ designation as Monday’s release. The prior beta 6 releas

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Apple releases public beta 3 for watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and more

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-24 08:23:08

Apple has just released public beta 3 for watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and HomePod 26. Here are the details. Earlier this week Apple shipped developer beta 6 for its forthcoming major software updates like iOS 26, watchOS 26, and more. Today, those new updates have been released to public testers as public beta 3. For the most part, this latest wave of betas prioritizes bug fixes and stability. watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and HomePod 26 so far have revealed no noticeable feature updates in the new betas.

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Blood oxygen monitoring returning to Apple Watch in the US

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-24 03:14:35

Apple will introduce a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users through an iPhone and Apple Watch software update coming later today. Users with these models in the U.S. who currently do not have the Blood Oxygen feature will have access to the redesigned Blood Oxygen feature by updating their paired iPhone to iOS 18.6.1 and their Apple Watch to watchOS 11.6.1. Following this update, sensor data from the Blood Oxygen app on Apple Wa

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Wear OS smartwatches no longer have this leg up over the Apple Watch

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-24 12:52:52

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Apple is restoring blood oxygen tracking to certain US Apple Watch models via iOS and watchOS updates. The refreshed setup uses the watch to take readings but calculates and displays results on the paired iPhone. The feature was removed in January 2024 due to a patent dispute and an import ban. Apple Watch owners in the US are getting a health-tracking feature back that many thought might be gone for good. After more than a year in limbo, the blood oxygen

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Blood Oxygen monitoring returns to the Apple Watch after US ban - see which models get it

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-11-24 12:01:01

Nina Raemont/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Blood Oxygen is back for affected Apple Watch models. Will be reinstated with the latest iOS and WatchOS updates. Apple redesigned it to resolve an import ban over patent infringement. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. After a lengthy pause due to legal issues, Apple is finally bringing back the Blood Oxygen monitor for affected Apple Watch models in the US. Models getting th

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Apple Watch getting redesigned blood oxygen feature following legal dispute

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-11-24 16:53:25

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Monday, June 9, 2025. Apple on Thursday announced a redesigned blood oxygen feature for some Apple Watch users, following a years-long intellectual property dispute over the capability. Apple said the redesigned feature is coming to some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users on Thursday. The update was possible b

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Deals: 1TB M4 Mac mini, MacBook Pro $300 off, Apple Watch Series 10 $149 off, Trackpad, AirPods 4, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-11-24 17:44:14

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are now live starting with a rare price drop on the 1TB M4 Mac mini configuration, alongside a 1TB M4 Pro MacBook Pro at $300 off the list price. We also have up to $149 off Apple Watch Series 10 just after Apple announced the new U.S. Blood Oxygen feature, AirPods 4 from $80, a rare price drop on the USB-C Magic Trackpad, and much more below. Rarely ever discounted 1TB M4 Mac mini is now $100 off + most affordable 24GB model at $699 This morning we are touch

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Apple’s first Mac with 5G cellular might be coming sooner than we thought

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-24 17:53:15

Rumors have long indicated Apple intends to bring cellular connectivity to the Mac, but a new report indicates the first cellular Mac might be right around the corner: the M5 MacBook Pro. M5 MacBook Pro with 5G cellular reportedly being tested Earlier today, Filipe Esposito reported at Macworld that he’d uncovered code evidence of an M4 Ultra chip in a forthcoming Mac Pro model. Now, Esposito has a follow-up report on another Mac model: the M5 MacBook Pro. He writes: Internal Apple code see

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Blood Oxygen Monitoring Returning to Apple Watch in the US

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-24 15:14:35

Apple will introduce a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 users through an iPhone and Apple Watch software update coming later today. Users with these models in the U.S. who currently do not have the Blood Oxygen feature will have access to the redesigned Blood Oxygen feature by updating their paired iPhone to iOS 18.6.1 and their Apple Watch to watchOS 11.6.1. Following this update, sensor data from the Blood Oxygen app on Apple Wa

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Apple Reintroduces Blood Oxygen Feature Ahead of Apple Watch Series 11 Launch

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-24 16:02:18

Apple is gearing up to unveil the Apple Watch Series 11 next month alongside the iPhone 17, but it has an early treat for some existing Apple Watch owners in the US today. Thursday marks the surprise reintroduction of the Apple Watch blood oxygen feature, redesigned for some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 owners. The feature will be available via a software update that's rolling out now. If you own one of these models and don't currently have access to the feature, you

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The Apple Watch Is Finally Getting Blood Oxygen Sensing Back

wired.com Adrienne So 2025-11-24 17:49:57

If you have an Apple Watch Series 9, 10, or Ultra Watch 2 that you bought in the US in the past year, you'll finally get the blood oxygen sensing feature back via a software update later today, according to Apple. To make sure you get the feature, update your paired iPhone to iOS 18.6.1 and the Apple Watch to watchOS 11.6.1. Sensor data will be calculated in the app, and you will be able to see your blood oxygen in the Respiratory section of the Health app. If you bought your watch before 2024

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Elon Musk’s gangster tech regulation comes for Apple

theverge.com Elizabeth Lopatto 2025-11-24 17:13:51

is a reporter who writes about tech, money, and human behavior. She joined The Verge in 2014 as science editor. Previously, she was a reporter at Bloomberg. Elon Musk is calling in another return on his investment in American politics: he’s threatening Apple with a lawsuit because neither X nor xAI’s Grok have been recommended on the iOS App Store. How serious this threat is — well, that’s hard to say, as it was posted between Grok-generated waifus. “Hey @Apple App Store, why do you refuse to

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Apple shares video of epic Severance mural in LA

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-24 22:00:00

LA is populated with marketing materials for all sorts of entertainment, but this giant painted Severance mural is one-of-a-kind. Apple shared photos of “The Exalted Victory of Cold Harbor” mural on display near an Apple TV+ billboard on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles this week. The finishing touches were put on the mural at the end of July, according to passersby on social media. These are the shots shared by Apple, including a selfie by Severance lead actor Adam Scott: Meanwhile, a Facebook

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iPhone 17 Pro could redefine Apple’s Pro color strategy

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-24 22:08:06

After two years of titanium iPhone Pro models and many more years of stainless steel, Apple is rumored to be switching to aluminum for the iPhone 17 Pro. Titanium, instead, will be used on the ultra thin iPhone 17 Air. That may seem like a step away from premium materials for the Pro model. For anyone bored by variations of gray for Apple’s best iPhones, however, it appears to be good news. The reason comes down to color. Apple has done a decent job making a range of colors out of stainless s

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This Anker 3-in-1 wireless charging station is cheaper than ever

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-24 22:53:25

Anker's 3-in-1 MagSafe charging station is on sale for a record low price of $63 — that works out to savings of 30 percent.The Qi2-certified charger wirelessly charges your compatible iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods on one compact and convenient dock. Qi2 boasts 15W of power, so you can take advantage of fast charging on compatible devices. This means the station can charge an iPhone 16 Pro Max to 20 percent in just 20 minutes and an Apple Watch Series 10 from zero to 100 percent in just over

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Blood Oxygen Tracking Returns to U.S. Apple Watches Today After 5-Year Patent Dispute

gizmodo.com Raymond Wong 2025-11-24 22:46:18

Good news: Apple Watches sold in the U.S. after January 2024 lost their built-in blood oxygen tracking because of a patent dispute with medical company Masimo, but the feature will return via a software update coming out today. In a Newsroom post, Apple says it’s introducing a “redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2.” The reworked blood oxygen feature will be pushed out on iPhone and Apple Watch via an iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1 soft

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Apple Watch gets reformulated, non-patent-infringing blood oxygen monitoring

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-24 22:44:25

In early 2024, Apple removed a blood oxygen monitoring feature from its then-current Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches, following a ruling that the feature violated light-based pulse oximetry patents from a California-based company called Masimo. Removing the feature allowed Apple to circumvent an import ban and continue selling the Series 9 and Ultra 2 (and, later, the Series 10) in the US. Today, Apple announced that it's restoring a version of the blood oxygen monitoring feature to af

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You can pivot this wireless smartphone power bank to charge an Apple Watch, too

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-11-24 22:12:22

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you’re firmly in the Apple hardware ecosystem, Kuxiu’s K1 wireless power bank could be more useful to you than other portable MagSafe batteries. You can stick it to the back of your iPhone to keep it charged when you don’t have access to power, but rotatin

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Apple launching ‘redesigned Blood Oxygen feature’ on Apple Watch in the U.S. today

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-11-25 03:00:05

Apple has announced that it will release a software update for iPhone and Apple Watch later today with a “redesigned Blood Oxygen feature” for Apple Watch users in the United States. This comes over 18 months after Apple began selling the Apple Watch without the Blood Oxygen feature in America due to a patent dispute. The new feature will be made available as part of iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1 updates. In a statement to 9to5Mac today, an Apple spokesperson said: “Apple will introduce a red

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Leak reveals new Studio Display might have surprisingly powerful chip

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-25 03:51:33

A brand new Studio Display 2 is coming soon, and per a code leak, it looks set to boast a far more powerful chip than you might expect. Here are the details. Studio Display 2 will come with A19 Pro chip, per code leak Over the past day, MacRumors has shared chip details on several forthcoming products. The details are the result of an Apple code leak uncovered by Aaron Perris. Code has revealed that the new Apple TV 4K will have an A17 Pro chip, while Vision Pro 2 gets an M5. Another signifi

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Apple's 'redesigned' blood oxygen monitoring feature hits Apple Watches in the US today

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-25 03:32:14

More than a year after an import ban forced the company to remove blood oxygen monitoring from some US Apple Watch models, Apple says it will introduce a redesigned version of the feature later today. In a post on its newsroom website, the company says the feature will roll out to Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Watch Ultra 2 users through a joint Apple Watch and iPhone update. Once Apple begins rolling out the software, you'll need to update your devices to iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1 to

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Apple returns blood oxygen monitoring to the latest Apple Watches

theverge.com Victoria Song 2025-11-25 03:00:00

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Blood oxygen monitoring is returning to the Apple Watch — sort of. Starting today, Apple is rolling out a software update that enables a redesigned version of the feature for the Apple Watch Series 9, 10, and Ultra 2 that circumvents the import ban imposed by the International Trade Commission. To get around the ban, blood oxygen dat

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Apple’s blood oxygen monitoring returns to its latest Apple Watches

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-11-25 03:51:23

Apple announced on Thursday it’s introducing a redesigned Blood Oxygen feature for some Watch Series 8, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra. With this move, Apple is bringing back blood oxygen monitoring by tweaking the feature to get around the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) import ban. Blood oxygen data will be measured and calculated on the user’s paired iPhone, and results can be viewed in the Respiratory section of the Health app. This means users won’t be able to view the data on the

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Apple Vision Pro 2 may have a better chip than expected

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-24 16:47:01

Apple Vision Pro will be two years old in February. For those holding out for a second-gen version, it sounds like the Apple Vision Pro 2 may have a better chip than expected. The rumors have gone back and forth over which chip the refreshed Apple Vision Pro will use. The current hardware runs on an M2 chip, the newest chip when Apple announced Vision Pro, although the M3 arrived in products before Apple Vision Pro was released. Early reports said the next Apple Vision Pro will run on the yet-

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