According to Taiwanese tech publication Digitimes on May 18, Apple has developed a new hypertension notification feature for the Apple Watch, which is currently awaiting approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has not yet been released to the public. Digitimes noted that this feature differs from the existing hypertension alerts introduced in watchOS 26 last fall, though it did not specify the exact differences or provide a release timeline. The report appeared alongside details about the Apple Watch Ultra 4, potentially hinting at a simultaneous launch this fall. Additionally, upon approval of this feature, Apple plans to focus next on non-invasive blood glucose monitoring — a long-rumored capability whose development status remains unclear.
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