New Apple Watch Health Features Coming This Year, but Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Sensors Delayed

[Johnny907]

BP was the only new feature I was interested in. Looks like I’ll be holding onto my 6 awhile longer.

 

[Apple_Robert]

It seems like every time pre-launch rumors don't pan out as predicted, it is suddenly said that said features have been delayed.

 

[greytmom]

“There may also be more workout types and additional metrics for running workouts in the Apple Watch's Workout app.”

ELLIPTICAL!!!!! Come on, Apple!

 

[DocMultimedia]

Really hasn't been much new since the GPS was added (V2?) I upgrade for the speed every few years, but my 5 might last another few years since nothing new will be happening.

"In the future the Watch will have..." /S

 

[Howard2k]

“There may also be more workout types and additional metrics for running workouts in the Apple Watch's Workout app.”

ELLIPTICAL!!!!! Come on, Apple!

It’s in there already.

 

[Howard2k]

Really hasn't been much new since the GPS was added (V2?) I upgrade for the speed every few years, but my 5 might last another few years since nothing new will be happening.

"In the future the Watch will have..." /S

ECG
Cellular
Find My
Fall detection
Blood oxygen
Fast charging
Siri

 

[E.Lizardo]

Apple is still planning to add body temperature monitoring and new health features to the Apple Watch this year, despite experiencing development problems with blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring, in addition to multiple new features in the iPhone's Health app, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

They need an app to tell you that you are obsessing over your health too much and may be becoming a hypochondriac.​

 

[Thebrochure]

When Apple Watch first came out, I passed. I did so because I only saw the health benefits being worth it for me. So when I saw that finally, finally... BP monitoring was being added, I was on board. So this is frustrating. When they add that, and I see that it's somewhat reliable, I'll get one. Until then, hard pass.

 

[tknelson]

I would appreciate having the additional sensors even if Apple is still “testing” the feature. Would let some of us help contribute data to make it better. Kind of tired of hearing this same story every year.

Apple is not Google or Tesla, and I for one am glad for that.

 

[The_Martini_Cat]

Increasing the size of the health team might actually slow things down. I would not draw any conclusion from the fact that it is the same size.


that reminds me — it’s been a week since I took my blood pressure with that little Panasonic cuff. So inexpensive, and this is the best part: quick and accurate. ??

 

[incoherent_1]

According to rumors, these features have been "delayed until next year" for the last 4 years.

 

[iBreatheApple]

Just out of curiosity: are there any rumours on how they actually plan to do blood pressure and glucose monitoring with the watch? Especially for blood pressure I'm not aware of anything that would fit something small like an Apple Watch.

Cuffless blood pressure monitoring from a wristband with calibration‐free algorithms for sensing location based on bio‐impedance sensor array and autoencoder

Cuffless blood pressure monitoring

 

[jimbobb24]

Yea delayed until the technology exists..which it doesn’t. Or else millions of diabetics would be jumping for joy.

 

[jimbobb24]

Still playing catch-up to Oura. I’ve had temperature monitoring for awhile now.

Worthless feature. People know when they have fever so who cares?

 

[nicmart]

Apple is still planning to add body temperature monitoring and new health features to the Apple Watch this year, despite experiencing development problems with blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring, in addition to multiple new features in the iPhone's Health app, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

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[sorgo †]

It’s all so tiresome

 

[AppZ.Zero]

Blood Pressure ist the one thing i am wating for. Since Apple isnt able to deliver yet, i wont upgrade. My Series 5 is still doing a great job, there are no new "killer-Features" and i still think that the apple watch is a gimmick, not more.

That could change with blood pressure, but till then...

 

[Shanghaichica]

The body temperature sensor has me in. I couldn’t see a reason to upgrade from my series 6 to series 7. But now I can upgrade to the series 8.

 

[addamas]

The body temperature sensor has me in. I couldn’t see a reason to upgrade from my series 6 to series 7. But now I can upgrade to the series 8.

Fast charging is the only reason I finally bought Apple Watch after I was about to do it 2-3 times due to integration and health checks (ok, unlocking with mask on was 2nd, later on Apple Rick rollled iPhone X-11Pro users).

Previous gens were too slow for me (when I use powebank with built-in AW charger with slow speed I literally cry over it as I want to use device not wait till it charge up in few hours). Which will result taking cable with me with usb-c power bank or charger…

 

[LlamaLarry]

While Dexcom delivers established data immediately to the iPhone (or their device) they do wait 3 hours before delivering it ti Apple's Health App - I can't figure that one out.

Yeah, that does not sound helpful. My Fitbit Sense can use a third party watch face called Glance and it gets the readings every time the Dexcom updates, displays a historical graph, high/low alerts, LOS (with the iPhone) alert, rapid rise/fall alerts, etc. Sounds like the AW complication from Dexcom is pretty much useless.

 

[willchris]

They should just ask Theranos for help. They hit a wall trying to measure blood glucose levels without blood and I'm sure a company that can measure literally everything with just one drop of it could be able to solve that problem in a second.
Oh, wait...

 

[svish]

Medicine management tool might be a good addition.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

That Ice Man can lower and higher his blood pressure at will suggests why your blood pressure is off should be of more concern than that it is off. Pharma typically doesn't want to answer the former as the big bucks are not in fixing you, but in signing you up to a subscription. It's great that in the coming years people will know from their watch their blood pressure situation. But it would be insanely great if medicine companies actually cared about people.

Hey, I can also raise and lower my blood pressure. It's easy!
Raise it with Scotch, Lower it with Grapefruit juice.

 

[DeftwillP]

I will also stick with the 4. It does everything I need from ECG to sleep monitoring to health and fitness and more. I would like to see them upgrade the ECG to a multi-lead reading instead of the 1 lead reading that the series 4 watch has right now. The new AliveCor monitor is a 6 lead monitor and the info it provides is extremely helpful (such as pre-mature contractions, Supraventricular ectopy and more). I don't know if it is technically possible to add more leads to the watch, but that would be an upgrade I would buy.

I'm on a 4 as well. I'm really looking at a 7 and almost picked up a 7 on swappa on a whim because of how good of a deal it is and how skeptical I am that they can improve that much in the next 2 or 3 years. I'm liking the newest biggest size too. I may never get a watch that's meant to go two days I guess and thats ok especially if it can "quick charge" like these new ones can.

Question: Does o2 reading measure constantly or is it kind of like the aFib ecg reading wherein you can take a real quick snapshot just to see if something is wrong? Can you have your blood oxygen as a complication?

 

[Howard2k]

I'm on a 4 as well. I'm really looking at a 7 and almost picked up a 7 on swappa on a whim because of how good of a deal it is and how skeptical I am that they can improve that much in the next 2 or 3 years. I'm liking the newest biggest size too. I may never get a watch that's meant to go two days I guess and thats ok especially if it can "quick charge" like these new ones can.

Question: Does o2 reading measure constantly or is it kind of like the aFib ecg reading wherein you can take a real quick snapshot just to see if something is wrong? Can you have your blood oxygen as a complication?

The Blood Oxygen is pretty poor. I suspect it's intended to be a "trend" rather than "right now your O2 is 94%".

Review | The new Apple Watch says my lungs may be sick. Or perfect. It can’t decide.

Both the Apple Watch Series 6 and Fitbit Sense have new blood-oxygen apps. They’re mostly useless.

www.washingtonpost.com

Study: Apple Watch Series 6 oximeter is ‘reliable’ for patients with lung disease - 9to5Mac

A report published in Scientific Report shows that the Apple Watch Series 6 "is a reliable way to obtain heart rate and oxygen saturation in patients with lung diseases under controlled conditions."

9to5mac.com

Strongly indicative, but not the same as a pulse oximeter.