Apple Watch Series 10 was unveiled by Apple final week on the firm’s ‘It is Glowtime’ launch occasion. Whereas the brand new smartwatch and its predecessor will provide assist for a brand new sleep apnea detection function, one other functionality that was stated to be in improvement — blood stress monitoring — was not introduced by the iPhone maker on the occasion. This function is supported on some smartwatch fashions beforehand launched by rivals, and it’s nonetheless anticipated to make its technique to a future model of the Apple Watch.

Within the newest version of his weekly Energy On e-newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman writes that Apple was planning on introducing assist for blood stress monitoring with the Apple Watch Collection 10. The journalist cites a supply who says that Apple’s adjustments to the design of the newest mannequin led to some points with the function throughout testing “particularly with the up to date design for the Collection 10”.

Consequently, the flexibility to examine blood stress ranges is not going to be out there on the Apple Watch Collection 10, making the brand new sleep apnea detection function the primary main well being function to be launched previously few years. It’s designed to warn customers who may need the medical situation that ends in the stoppage and resumption of respiration whereas asleep, which may result in them waking up repeatedly.

Sleep apnea detection was not the one well being function introduced at Apple’s {hardware} launch occasion on September 9. Whereas the corporate did not introduce a successor to the AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) mannequin, it has up to date the actually wi-fi stereo (TWS) headset with a brand new function that enables wearers to make use of them as a medical grade listening to help.

The US Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for the wi-fi headset for use as an over-the-counter (OTC) listening to help final week, making the second era AirPods the primary such product to get the US regulator’s nod because it launched new tips for these merchandise in 2022.