Apple Watch blood-oxygen removal in the US, via @markgurman — confirmed
@markgurman said on Jan 15, 2024 that modified watches were heading to US stores. Apple began selling them on Jan 18.
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On Jan 15, 2024, @markgurman posted that Apple had begun shipping modified Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Series 9 units to US retail stores, and that Masimo said US Customs had approved a software change removing blood oxygen.
The Verge reported the same day that the watches would drop blood oxygen features to get around the import ban. On Jan 18, Apple started selling the Series 9 and Ultra 2 without the feature; units sold in the US from that date carry part numbers ending in LW/A, and an Apple spokesperson sent a statement.
Confirmed. The change applied to watches sold in the US by Apple on or after Jan 18, 2024.
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Mark Gurman @markgurman
NEW: Apple has begun shipping modified Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Series 9 watches to retail stores in the US. Today, Masimo says the US Customs agency has approved an Apple software change that *removes* blood oxygen from the devices. https://t.co/YjnN7nAFtH
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