"Apple Alters Watch Features to Avoid Import Ban"
TL;DR
Apple has found a way to work around the import ban on its Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 by removing the blood oxygen measurement feature, following a legal battle with health-tech company Masimo. The ban, which took the watches off Apple's shelves, led to the proposed solution being accepted by Masimo, and the new watches without the oximeter feature have been shipped to retailers in the US, pending approval from Apple's corporate office before they can be sold.
- Apple Ditches Blood Oxygen Feature on Its Watches to Escape Import Ban Gizmodo
- Apple has an approved fix to get around the Watch ban. Customers may not like it CNN
- Apple to Remove Blood-Oxygen Tool to Avoid Ban If Appeal Fails Bloomberg Television
- Apple Watch changes: Company hopes to avoid US ban USA TODAY
- Apple may evade import ban by nixing pulse ox sensor from Apple Watch, Masimo says FierceBiotech
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