Apple Watch could soon enable a new blood pressure sensing feature
Apple is reportedly developing a new blood pressure sensing feature for the Apple Watch, which may go beyond the existing hypertension notifications. This new feature is currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and could be included in the upcoming Watch Ultra 4. The existing hypertension notifications, approved in September 2025, serve as an early-warning system rather than a diagnostic tool.
- ▪Apple is working on a new blood pressure feature for the Apple Watch that is under FDA review.
- ▪The current hypertension notifications were released in September 2025 and are available on Apple Watch Series 9 and later models.
- ▪The new feature may depend on upgraded hardware expected in the upcoming Watch Ultra 4.
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Apple Watches already have hypertension notifications, but the Cupertino giant may be working on another blood pressure-related feature that goes further than the alert system available today. According to Digitimes, Apple has a new high blood pressure notification feature under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. That wording is a little tricky because Apple already released hypertension notifications in September 2025 with watchOS 26. The feature works on Apple Watch Series 9 and later, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Watch Ultra 3, in supported regions. How would blood pressure alerts work? It is not clear yet how this new blood pressure feature will be different from the one Apple already offers.
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