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Blood-oxygen feature removed from Apple Watches in response to US ban
Apple removes the blood-oxygen feature from Series 9 and Ultra 2 Apple Watches due to a U.S. ban amid a patent dispute with Masimo.
This move comes as a strategy to comply with a U.S. ban imposed by the International Trade Commission due to patent infringement claims by Masimo. The decision to eliminate the blood-oxygen feature from the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 is a significant one, as it was a prominently advertised function of these devices. Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Tamlin Bason noted that while this move addresses the immediate risk of a ban, it could potentially affect customer demand.
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