Apple is committed to updating the blood oxygen detection algorithm to circumvent the Apple Watch ban

Apple Watch has been banned from sale in the United States. The ban applies to Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2. In short, this ban was caused by a patent dispute between Apple and the medical device company Masimo. The latter believed that Apple’s blood oxygen detection technology infringed, which led to the situation. In addition to pursuing legal recourse, Apple is also working to circumvent this problem through software updates.

Currently, Apple’s internal engineers have started to adjust the detection method of blood oxygen concentration, hoping to avoid the infringing part through software updates. However, Masimo, who was infringed, believes that the infringement of Apple Watch blood oxygen detection is related to the hardware, so updating the software may not improve the situation.

Although it is not yet known whether Apple will launch a software update, they presumably will not be able to update it before the ban takes effect. And if, as Masimo said, Apple must resolve the infringement issue with hardware updates, then considering the design, testing and production process of the hardware, the aforementioned Apple Watch products may be banned from sale in the United States for several months.

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