Apple Watch Series 10 Could Have Upgraded Heart Rate Sensor and Better Water Resistance

[Cirillo Gherardo]

Sleep apnea seems like a total disaster nowadays.

I wasn't even aware of this thing before 2022, now two people close to me have CPAP machines, and based on their experiences, I'm wondering if I don't have sleep apnea myself.

That's called hypochondria.

 

[DaDaDeDe]

I see; just like with the phones, watches are now getting even larger, and even the new 'smaller' size will look absurd on a lot of people's wrists. Not everyone is built like a 90s wrestler.

Not to mention the amount of money people will have spent on official Apple watch straps for 38/40/41mm that may now be obsolete at the new 44mm size. That's a lot of money down the drain for us, not for corporate Apple, though.

I think the Series 8 will be my last Apple Watch purchase until Cook ends his obsession with the gratuitous enlargement of personal devices.

 

[BelgianChoklit]

They better not discontinue the SS model. Or if they do put sapphire on all models

 

[klasma]

well, we sure will all be smarter before noon on Monday

Us Europeans will have to wait until the evening.

 

[klasma]

How would sleep apnea work when the majority probably charge the watch overnight

I imagine that sleep apnea will work very well in that case.

 

[M-Life]

yawn sounds boring already

You sound tired. Seems like you could use that Sleep Apnea detection.

 

[swrobel]

Yet what everyone really wants is better battery life…

 

[IAmStumped]

Sleep apnea seems like a total disaster nowadays.

I wasn't even aware of this thing before 2022, now two people close to me have CPAP machines, and based on their experiences, I'm wondering if I don't have sleep apnea myself.

I would imagine it has to do with the general public's rapidly expanding waistlines. I never had a problem with sleep until I started gaining post-middle-age weight and now I'm CPAP'ing it myself...

 

[PsykX]

I would imagine it has to do with the general public's rapidly expanding waistlines. I never had a problem with sleep until I started gaining post-middle-age weight and now I'm CPAP'ing it myself...

That's also what I think too.
I never snored in my entire life until last year. In fact I'm pretty annoyed by people who snore.
And yes I started gaining some middle-age weight as well O_O

This is exactly why I had the motivation this year to develop an app to put me back in good shape - and it's worked rather well so far.

 

[Baseiseough]

Yeah, how's that supposed to work.

Everybody knows Apple restricts charging of the Apple Watch, it needs to be done between midnight and 6 AM absolutely, or else they get the info through their Cloud and send you an "Apple Tax" bill through a bailiff.

Oh gosh! That's why my Apple One monthly payment is always north of 500 bucks per month. I always fully charge my 3 years old Apple Watch SE just before going to bed for the whole night and days! Thanks for the tip! I will now stop sleeping with my Apple Watch on my wrist!

 

[OMGwtfBBQwings]

No mention of any upgrades to the ultra 3?

 

[NZP]

Any update on battery life?

 

[sleven]

I don't know if I'm the only one but I've owned the Series 2, Series 4 and Series 7 and all of them, all of them have had the same issue with heart rate monitoring during workouts.

The issue is that in the first couple of minutes after having started a workout, every time I check my watch, the heart rate reading is black. So you'd think it's unable to detect your heart rate. However, when I pause the workout and go to the heart rate monitoring app, it will measure it correctly and give me the reading/result. Then I go back to the workout app and it will show the heart rate reading. And I've noticed I have to do this 8 times out of 10. If I don't, I'll see in the end result that the first 20-30 mins of my workout no heart rate has been measured. And because of the fact it can read it when I go check the heart rate monitoring app, it feels to me this is one bad software bug. It's like I have to wake up my watch's heart rate monitoring every single time and it's so annoying. I hope this gets fixed.

“You’re wearing it wrong.”

 

[tyranne201]

Announcing a feature and releasing it months later is literally false advertising.

 

[2540497]

I reckon 5% or less would ever wear a bulky Ultra to bed

 

[macduke]

Sleep apnea seems like a total disaster nowadays.

I wasn't even aware of this thing before 2022, now two people close to me have CPAP machines, and based on their experiences, I'm wondering if I don't have sleep apnea myself.

It has been around for a long time. You’re just getting old and so are your friends. Welcome to the party!

 

[xmarcuswildx]

I want a black ultra.

 

[bLackjackj]

Just give me a black Ultra,..why is it so difficult?..and black airpods pro.

 

[Momof2.1107]

How would sleep apnea work when the majority probably charge the watch overnight

I charge my watch an hour before bed. That’s all the time I need to track my sleep.

 

[Momof2.1107]

Sleep apnea seems like a total disaster nowadays.

I wasn't even aware of this thing before 2022, now two people close to me have CPAP machines, and based on their experiences, I'm wondering if I don't have sleep apnea myself.

I never thought about it until I was diagnosed last summer after I suffered a PE. I had all the symptoms and just thought I wasn’t getting enough sleep at night.

 

[Momof2.1107]

A sleep study is the only reliable test, but there are existing clues from the watch, such as if your breathing rate suddenly jumps up while you're sleeping. My Sleep Number bed also tracks breathing rate and it tracks well with what my watch is seeing. Not seeing anything unusual in my data, but you never know. Wife says I snore too much though.

My watch was tracking my waking up every night which was probably the times that I stopped breathing in my sleep. I never paid it any mind until I started using a cpap machine.

 

[Momof2.1107]

I would imagine it has to do with the general public's rapidly expanding waistlines. I never had a problem with sleep until I started gaining post-middle-age weight and now I'm CPAP'ing it myself...

I wish me gaining weight was the cause of my sleep apnea. Since I was diagnosed last summer, I’ve changed my diet and exercise more. I’ve lost 47lbs and sadly I’m still dependent on my cpap machine. I’m pushing for another sleep study, to see if I could go without, but I doubt I can. I went 2 days without my machine and it has taken almost a week to get over the excessive daytime sleepiness.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

I don't know if I'm the only one but I've owned the Series 2, Series 4 and Series 7 and all of them, all of them have had the same issue with heart rate monitoring during workouts.

The issue is that in the first couple of minutes after having started a workout, every time I check my watch, the heart rate reading is black. So you'd think it's unable to detect your heart rate. However, when I pause the workout and go to the heart rate monitoring app, it will measure it correctly and give me the reading/result. Then I go back to the workout app and it will show the heart rate reading. And I've noticed I have to do this 8 times out of 10. If I don't, I'll see in the end result that the first 20-30 mins of my workout no heart rate has been measured. And because of the fact it can read it when I go check the heart rate monitoring app, it feels to me this is one bad software bug. It's like I have to wake up my watch's heart rate monitoring every single time and it's so annoying. I hope this gets fixed.

I have the exact same issue and always have. I run pretty regularly, 4-5 days per week, and on every workout, the heart rate is blank for 2-4 minutes then it reads fine for the remainder. Series 3, 4 and 6.

I never had that problem with my Garmin, nor do I have it when using a BT chest HR monitor.

 

[pspencer1134]

My wife is my sleep apnea sensor. 🤣

I've seen this before. She's counting the insurance money!

 

[abdullamac77]

The upcoming Apple Watch Series 10 and Ultra 3 models that Apple will introduce next week could include an updated heart rate and ECG sensor that will enable new health features like sleep apnea detection, reports 9to5Mac. Sleep apnea detection has been long rumored for the Series 10, but it was believed to rely on blood oxygen monitoring, a feature that is disabled in current-generation U.S. Apple Watch models due to patent issues.

Sleep apnea causes a person to stop breathing while asleep, which can lead to excessive tiredness. It is usually diagnosed through a sleep study, and fixing it requires a breathing apparatus like a CPAP machine. The Apple Watch Series 10 and Ultra 3 will reportedly be able to detect sleep apnea using Apple Watch sleep tracking, providing a reading after collecting sleep data for several days.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said that the new Apple Watch Series 10 models will have larger 45mm and 49mm display sizes, but 9to5Mac claims that the resolutions are lower than current 45mm and 49mm models, and the site believes that the Series 10 will come in 44mm and 48mm sizes. The new watch sizes will be highlighted by a new "Reflections" watch face, as well as a "Regatta" Hermès watch face.

The Hermès watch face will also be available on the Apple Watch Ultra 3, hinting at the first Hermès band for the Ultra. An Hermès band with what could be titanium lugs was recently spotted on eBay, further suggesting that Hermès will design bands for the larger, more rugged Apple Watch.

With the display size increase and a redesign that will see the new model offering reduced thickness, Apple could also boost water resistance, certifying the device for high-speed water sports up to 20 meters deep. The new Series 10 models may get the Depth app, which was first introduced for the Apple Watch Ultra.

Other new features coming to the Series 10 include an upgraded S10 chip and new OLED display technology that is more power efficient. More information on rumors we've heard about the Series 10 can be found in our guide.

There are no other features planned for the Apple Watch Ultra, and though not mentioned in the report, Apple also plans to refresh the Apple Watch SE.

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Looking forward to replacing my 1st gen Ultra with the Series 10. I’m done with the massive size. I don’t use all the ‘Ultra‘ stuff anyway. I just hope Sleep Apnea is available on the Series 10 along with all the latest ‘health’ features, and let the new ’Ultra’ be for pure adventurers who hike mountains (which there aren’t any where I live) and submerge into the depths of the sea (Which I don’t).