Coverage dated January 14, 2024 to January 17, 2024

Ban of US Sales of Apple Watches With Blood Oxygen Sensor Back on After Court Ruling

Headline from Investopedia, on the newest of 2 developments

Starting Thursday afternoon, Apple cannot sell certain Apple Watches using blood oxygen sensors in the U.S., according to a federal court ruling.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Jan 15, 2024
Apple Watch drops blood oxygen tool to avoid import ban
Headline from Digital Trends ·
Jan 17, 2024Newest
Ban of US Sales of Apple Watches With Blood Oxygen Sensor Back on After Court Ruling
Headline from Investopedia ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

37 articles, oldest first.

Wall Street Journal
Apple to Remove Blood Oxygen Sensor From Watch to Avoid U.S. Ban, Rival Says (opens Wall Street Journal)
Published Jan 14, 2024
Wall Street Journal's feed description
Tech giant’s withdrawal of technology may end cloud hanging over $18 billion smartwatch business.
Quartz
Apple is getting rid of the blood oxygen feature on the Apple Watch (opens Quartz)
Published Jan 15, 2024
Quartz's feed description
The move by the tech giant is meant to get around a new import ban
Insider
Apple plans to drop blood oxygen feature on smartwatches to get around import ban (opens Insider)
Published Jan 15, 2024
Insider's feed description
Apple says the Series 9 and Ultra 2 are still available with blood oxygen functionality, the subject of its patent dispute with Masimo, for now.
Digital Trends
Apple Watch drops blood oxygen tool to avoid import ban (opens Digital Trends)
Published Jan 15, 2024
Digital Trends's feed description
Apple has prepared modified Apple Watch models that could help it to avoid an import ban caused by a patent dispute with a California tech firm.
ZDNet
Apple removes blood oxygen sensor from new watches. What does this mean for current users? (opens ZDNet)
Published Jan 15, 2024
ZDNet's feed description
To avoid a US import ban, new Apple watches have a key feature - the pulse oximeter - disabled. But they're not available yet.
Insider
Apple has to stop selling its newest watches with a blood oxygen feature in the US — again (opens Insider)
Published Jan 16, 2024
Insider's feed description
Apple got more bad news about its Ultra 2 and Series 9 watches in a patent dispute. Still, a software workaround may help it continue to sell them.
Washington Examiner
Court reinstates ban on Apple Watches with blood oxygen tracker (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Jan 16, 2024
Washington Examiner's feed description
A federal court banned the sale of new Apple Watches in the U.S. on the grounds their blood oxygen trackers violate intellectual property rights.
Forbes
Apple Ordered To Stop Importing Watches With Blood Oxygen Feature While Lawsuit Plays Out (opens Forbes)
Published Jan 16, 2024
Forbes's feed description
Apple may have to stop importing two of its Apple Watch series for a year or more, Bloomberg reported.
FOX Business
Apple Watch drops blood oxygen features to dodge import ban (opens FOX Business)
Published Jan 16, 2024
FOX Business's feed description
Apple Watches that were redesigned amid the tech giant's patent infringement dispute can bypass an import ban because they lack pulse oximetry technology, Masimo said in a court filing.
NBC10 Philadelphia
Apple again banned from selling watches in U.S. with blood oxygen sensor (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)
Published Jan 16, 2024
NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description
Apple will again be barred from selling watches with blood oxygen sensors beginning Thursday, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. The ban could complicate Apple’s operations and weigh on its sales. The U.S.
Investopedia
Ban of US Sales of Apple Watches With Blood Oxygen Sensor Back on After Court Ruling (opens Investopedia)
Published Jan 17, 2024
Investopedia's feed description
Starting Thursday afternoon, Apple cannot sell certain Apple Watches using blood oxygen sensors in the U.S., according to a federal court ruling.
ABC 11 Raleigh
Apple to disable blood-oxygen feature on premium watches sold in US as part of patent dispute (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)
Published Jan 17, 2024
ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description
The decision to turn off the blood-oxygen sensor came after a federal appeals court refused to extend an order that had allowed the watches to remain in stores during a battle over the rights to some of the technology.
FOX Business
Apple Watches go on sale without blood oxygen sensor amid patent dispute (opens FOX Business)
Published Jan 17, 2024
FOX Business's feed description
Apple has resumed selling its Series 9 and Ultra 2 Apple Watches without blood oxygen sensors enabled amid its ongoing patent infringement dispute with medical technology firm Masimo.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Apple will avoid ban by selling latest Apple Watches without blood oxygen feature (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published Jan 17, 2024
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
Apple will be able to continue importing and selling Apple Watches as it battles with Masimo in court
CBS News
Appeals court reinstates sales ban on Apple Watch models with blood oxygen monitor (opens CBS News)
Published Jan 17, 2024
CBS News's feed description
Apple said it would begin Thursday selling versions of the Series 9 and Ultra 2 "without the Blood Oxygen feature."
Anchorage Daily News
Apple to disable blood-oxygen feature on premium watches as part of patent dispute (opens Anchorage Daily News)
Published Jan 17, 2024
Anchorage Daily News's feed description
The decision to turn off the blood-oxygen sensor for consumers who buy either the Apple Watch Series 9 or Ultra 2 in the U.S. came after a federal appeals court refused to extend an order that had allowed the watches to remain in stores during a battle over the rights to some of the technology.
BGR
You can still buy the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 despite the ban: The blood oxygen feature is gone (opens BGR)
Published Jan 17, 2024
BGR's feed description
Apple has already removed the blood oxygen feature from Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2, so it'll probably avoid the ban.
CNET
Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 Will Sell Without Blood Oxygen Feature (opens CNET)
Published Jan 17, 2024
CNET's feed description
The watches without the sensor go on sale Thursday.
Gizmodo
Apple Managed to Avoid Its Watch Ban For Now (opens Gizmodo)
Published Jan 17, 2024
Gizmodo's feed description
The Apple Watches are now being sold without the blood oxygen sensor.
Engadget
Apple is now selling Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 with disabled blood oxygen monitor (opens Engadget)
Published Jan 17, 2024
Engadget's feed description
Any Watch Series 9 or Ultra 2 model you buy from Apple will no longer have a functional blood oxygen monitoring feature in the US, at least for now.
Washington Times
Apple Watches evade ban by removing blood-oxygen tech (opens Washington Times)
Published Jan 17, 2024
Washington Times's feed description
Apple Watches will be on sale this week despite an import ban from the U.S. International Trade Commission over Apple’s use of copyrighted blood oxygen reading technology.
The Brunswick News
Apple must stop selling watches with blood oxygen feature (opens The Brunswick News)
Published Jan 17, 2024
The Brunswick News's feed description
Apple Inc. has to stop selling its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches with a blood oxygen feature in the U.S., suffering another legal setback in its patent dispute with
Fortune
Apple will turn off blood-oxygen feature on 2 premium watches as part of patent fight (opens Fortune)
Published Jan 17, 2024
Fortune's feed description
If Apple had opted to stop selling the Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the U.S., it threatened to put a small dent in the company’s annual sales of $383 billion.

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