New Delhi: Apple is likely to refresh its iPhone line and Apple Watch series later this year, and the company has faced accuracy challenges while testing the much-anticipated blood pressure detection feature. The blood pressure monitoring feature in the Apple Watch 8 series will not be much talked about and the technology is unlikely to be ready until 2024, media have reported.
Apple Inc.’s plan to add a highly anticipated blood-pressure monitor to its smartwatches has hit some hiatus and the technology isn’t expected to be ready until 2024 at the earliest, according to people with knowledge of the matter. News agency Bloomberg reports. Earlier last year, a Nikkei report suggested that blood pressure monitors would come with the Apple Watch Series 7, but as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman correctly predicted, that didn’t happen. In fact, production of the Apple Watch Series 7 hit hurdles due to the complex redesign.
The Cupertino, California-based tech giant is working to introduce a feature that detects whether a user has a blood pressure through updated software and sensors. Bloomberg reports that it has been planning to bring the feature for the past four years, but it’s still two years away from becoming a reality. Bringing the blood pressure monitoring feature to its next-generation Apple Watch will give the iPhone maker an edge over its rivals in the smartwatch market. Currently, Samsung, its biggest rival, offers blood pressure measurements, but it requires calibration with a dedicated blood pressure cuff.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, Apple started production of its flagship iPhone 13 in India. Last year’s iPhone 13 is being manufactured at the iPhone maker’s contract manufacturing partner Foxconn’s plant near Chennai.
Apple told ABP, “We’re excited to start making the iPhone 13 – with its beautiful design, advanced camera system for great photos and videos, and the incredible performance of the A15 Bionic chip – right here for our local customers.” ” live.