It turns out that the biggest new Apple Watch health feature doesn’t require new hardware. One of the outstanding moments Apple’s iPhone event in September It is the news that two new health features are announced Apple Watch: Hypertension notification and new sleep scores. High blood pressure notifications will alert Apple Watch owners of potential signs of high blood pressure, a disease that cannot be diagnosed in millions of people. Meanwhile, the sleep score scores your rest quality in a ratio of 0-100.
Because these new features are unveiled on the stage Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 Announcements in the keynote, many people (myself included) consider them unique to the latest high-end models. But after careful review, Apple has always been true to its promise of ready features, not just when new hardware drops.
Both features will not only be related to the new model, but will also be updated Watchos 26 And can go back Series 6 and Apple Watch SE (second generation) In the case of sleep score.
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Hypertension alarm
Although not all blood pressure monitoring Apple Watch Fans HopeHypertension Alerts use existing sensors to address serious health problems: Many people don’t even realize the potentially fatal, silent condition they live with. According to Apple, the feature is expected to notify 1 million people of undiagnosed hypertension within the first year.
Much like Apple Irregular heart rhythm and Sleep apnea notificationHypertension Alerts work in the background without any additional steps. After a 30-day analysis period, if the watch detects a pattern consistent with hypertension, the watch will send an alert. Apple clearly shows that this is not a diagnosis. The feature is currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (US) and is expected to have a throughput later this year, but aims to provide early warnings and trigger conversations with doctors.
If an alarm does occur, the Apple Watch will recommend that you confirm the results with a traditional blood pressure cuff. All relevant data can be recorded in the Health app on iPhone and exported as a PDF of the Doctor. This extra step cuts off the typical “wait and track” cycle that doctors usually need after visiting, but instead gives you actionable data in your hands.
The feature will be preloaded onto the new series 11 and Ultra 3 and will become part of the feature Watchos 26 Updated on September 15th for Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 and Ultra 2.
Decode sleep scores
The Apple Watch has been tracking sleep for many years, measuring duration, sleep stages, and overall consistency. But it no longer gives you actual scores, like the way your competitors do Samsung,,,,, Ula and Garmin Do. With sleep score changes.
Sleep scores are based on three main criteria: duration, number of interruptions (e.g., kids and pets) and consistency in bedtime, sleep scores are your nighttime data and assigned a 0-100 (or from “low” to “excellent”) rating – Apple is one of the biggest contributors to quality sleep, Apple says.
The timing of this launch is by no means easy. Apple has the record of waiting until it has scientific support and enough data to justify launching new health features. New guidance on using sleep scores American Society of Sleep Medicinethis National Sleep Foundation and World Sleep Society. The algorithm itself is built and verified using more than 5 million sleep data for sleep Apple Heart and Sports Research.
Every morning, Apple Watch owners see their scores in the Sleep app on their iPhone, which is a surface complication of their hands, or directly in the health app. A deeper breakdown reveals how each of these three factors affects your score, and an explanation about what’s wrong (or right). For example, bed sleeps at night than usual can stop points in the bedtime category and take overall scores. While it is not a direct rule, the added context helps to remove the mystery from these digital meanings.
Even better, the sleep score is traceable. If you have been logged in to sleep for a while, past data will be automatically updated after installing the new software.
Sleep scores will be available on Apple Watch Series 6 and later SE 2 and later, as well as iPhone 11 Or newer running iOS 26.
