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Since the launch of Apple Watch Series 7, whether the improvement in appearance or sensor function is too small, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman revealed in the summer of 2021 that Apple is planning to add a body temperature sensor function to Apple Watch Series 8, and recently mentioned Apple again. Watch body temperature sensing, blood sugar and blood pressure testing will be delayed, and Apple’s internal launch time has also been planned.
In June 2021, Bloomberg reported that Apple would add a body temperature sensor to the 2022 Apple Watch S8, and Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also predicted that the Apple Watch Series 8 body temperature sensing function would become the highlight of the new phone.
Until recentlyBloombergReporter Mark Gurman, in the recent Power On newsletter, once again talked about the improvement of new functions of Apple Watch sensors. He believes that these functions may not appear in Apple Watch Series 8. Apple originally planned to add Apple Watch body temperature this year. Internal discussions on this function have been temporarily Slow down, and Apple Watch blood pressure and blood sugar sensing functions require a lot of development time, and it is impossible to join in the short term.
Originally, Apple planned to support the body temperature detection function for Apple Watch Series 8, which can monitor the user’s body temperature at any time, used to track the body temperature of pregnant women and combined with sleep tracking, and then can detect whether the user has a fever. Fever symptoms are also considered to be very effective.
Gurman believes that it will take at least two to three years for Apple Watch to support blood pressure detection, and it will take several years for blood sugar detection to appear. These three major directions are also the main new functions and goals for Apple Watch.
There are also foreign media reports that Apple is working with British electronics startup Rockley Photonic to research optical sensors that can monitor blood sugar in a non-invasive way and help diabetics control the epidemic.
Apple Watch Series 8 is expected to introduce new health features that can detect deeper sleep patterns and detect sleep breathing rates. These features will also allow Apple Watch to compete with the latest wearables from companies such as Fitbit. If the new Apple Watch S8 supports more sleep Tracking function, to solve the battery life problem first.
Apple is still a few months away from launching the Apple Watch Series 8, and there are already rumors that three new Apple Watches will be unveiled at the fall conference, including the Apple Watch S8, Apple Watch SE 2 and the more durable Apple Watch. Sports model.
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