Apple Watch Series 10 will reportedly support this health tracking feature
The Apple Watch Series 10 — or Watch X — is expected to be unveiled at the company’s next launch event, a decade after the first model was introduced. The Cupertino company is expected to refresh the standard version of its smartwatch, as well as the affordable Apple Watch SE and high-end Watch Ultra models. Only the 10th-generation model may arrive this year with some design changes, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Apple is also expected to introduce a new health tracking feature with its upcoming smartwatch models.
Apple Watch Series 10 gets sleep apnea detection feature
A Bloomberg report Apple Inc. states that Apple will add support for sleep apnea detection with the upcoming Apple Watch Series 10 model, which is expected to be unveiled during its launch event on September 9. Sleep disorders such as sleep apnea are typically diagnosed at a sleep disorders center and typically involve overnight monitoring (nocturnal polysomnography) or a simpler at-home sleep test, based on the type of sleep apnea — obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or central sleep apnea (CSA) — that is suspected.
Sleep apnea is a condition that affects some people that causes their breathing to stop and start again while they sleep, while occasionally waking up. It can cause daytime fatigue, as well as more serious problems related to high blood pressure (due to the drop in blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) while you sleep), type 2 diabetes, or complications after taking certain medications or anesthesia, according to to Mayo Clinic
According to the publication, the Apple Watch Series 10 will attempt to determine if you have sleep apnea and prompt you to visit a doctor to get a diagnosis, which could involve sleep monitoring. However, the sleep apnea detection feature will reportedly not be available to users when the device launches and may roll out to the device at a later date.
Support for sleep apnea detection is also expected to arrive on the third-generation Apple Watch Ultra model, which is expected to be the most expensive model in the lineup. The report claims that the upcoming Watch Ultra model may not come with any design changes, unlike the Watch Series 10 model, which is expected to feature a larger display with a slimmer body. Apple is also said to be working on a successor to the 2022 Watch SE model, which could be unveiled at its next launch event.
High blood pressure monitoring, another feature that was expected to arrive on the Apple Watch Series 10, may be delayed. The report states that hypertension detection may not be released by the company in the near future due to delays. It is currently unclear if an upcoming Apple Watch model will launch with the feature, or if it could arrive as part of a software update.
