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Apple is still trying to overturn the ban on the Apple Watch blood oxygen sensor

Apple is trying to appeal the ban on its blood oxygen sensor again. The company hasn't offered the feature since 2024.

Apple is making another attempt to appeal the trade ban that forced it to remove the blood oxygen sensor from its smartwatches, Reuters reports. The company was forced to remove the feature in 2024, following a decision from the International Trade Commission (ITC) in 2023 that banned sales of the Apple Watch for violating health tech startup Masimo's patents. The company's blood oxygen sensor was never as accurate as the pulse oximeters used in a doctor's office, but it was part of a fairly comprehensive suite of heart health features on the smartwatch.

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