Apple Watch Is Getting This Critical Health Feature: Why Every Brand Should Copy It

Last Updated:September 12, 2025, 13:10 IST

Apple Watch has helped many across different health situations and the company is close to adding another vital tool

Apple is adding another useful health feature that will be critical for many

Health issues among people have become a concern but most of them look to specialists for regular consults. Apple Watch does its best impression of alerting them about possible health issues and asking them to visit a doctor right away. 

We’ve seen instances of the device enabling users to prevent falling for major attacks and able to act on it before it becomes big. Now the company is bringing another useful health metric, something that millions can rely on, and linked to their blood pressure levels. 

Hypertension Alerts: Tech Enabling Easy Access 

The new health feature was part of the Apple Watch Series 11 launch event this week, where the company shared the tech details of how the wearable sitting on the wrist will detect the changes. “Hypertension notifications on Apple Watch use data from the optical heart sensor to analyze how a user’s blood vessels respond to the beats of the heart," as Apple explains in its post. 

The Watch will keep a track of the activities over a 30-day period and inform the user if there is an irregular pattern over that time. If it works as effectively as the heart rate sensor, Apple has a critical tool on board its wearable. 

Having said that, the company is waiting for FDA approval to offer it on the latest Watch model, and that is likely to come through in the next few weeks, as highlighted by Reuters in a report. Apple is going to offer this feature via an update on the Watch Series 9 and later models, Watch Ultra 2 and later that will be powered by watchOS 26 version. 

Feature To Copy 

High blood pressure cases have increased with the lifestyle most people have these days. Having a reliable tool to give you the right reading is essential and other brands in the fitness vertical should offer it across their products. Yes, we don’t expect sensors like these to come cheap but any kind of help will be welcomed. Brands often copy Apple’s design or feature additions, this health tool is worth that effort.

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