"Apple Removes Blood Oxygen Feature from New Watches, Faces Import Ban in U.S."

Apple is set to remove the blood oxygen measurement feature from its newly-sold Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 in the U.S. following a legal defeat in a patent infringement fight with Masimo. The U.S. Court of Appeals' decision means that Apple must stop selling watches with this feature while the appeal is in progress, leading the company to disable the feature in software for the immediate future. Despite the change, Apple continues to appeal the USITC's decision, and the blood oxygen feature will still be available in models sold outside the U.S.