Apple Watch's New Hypertension Notifications Feature is Now Available

Ahead of watchOS 26 being released today, Apple has enabled the caller Hypertension Notifications feature connected compatible Apple Watch models successful the United States.


The diagnostic received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) past week, and it is present functional connected the watchOS 26 Release Candidate version, conscionable hours earlier the bundle update is acceptable to beryllium released to the wide public.

Apple said the diagnostic volition beryllium disposable successful more than 150 countries and regions this month, including successful the EU, pending regulatory clearance. We person not instantly confirmed if the diagnostic is disposable successful immoderate different countries astatine this time.

The diagnostic tin alert users if signs of chronic precocious humor pressure/hypertension are detected, according to Apple. Based connected information from the Apple Watch's optical bosom sensor, the diagnostic tin analyse however a user's humor vessels respond to the beats of the heart. The algorithm works passively successful the background, reviewing information implicit 30-day periods, and it volition notify users if it detects accordant signs of hypertension.

Apple said the diagnostic underwent "rigorous technological validation." According to the company, it was developed with precocious instrumentality learning and grooming information from aggregate studies totaling much than 100,000 participants, and its show was past validated successful a objective survey of much than 2,000 participants.
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