#Apple Watch health monitoring

Apple has reintroduced the Blood Oxygen feature for select Apple Watch models in the U.S.; but not without a major redesign. Rolling out with iOS 26 and watchOS 26 Beta 7, the updated feature is now available for Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 units sold in the U.S. Now, sensor data is collected by the watch, but measured and calculated on the paired iPhone, with results viewable in the Health app under the Respiratory section. The redesigned functionality first appeared with iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1, and is now making its way to beta testers on Apple’s latest platforms. With Apple continuing to navigate legal hurdles while maintaining user features, this redesign keeps vital health tracking alive, albeit with a slightly different workflow for U.S. Telegram has released a fully native Apple Watch app, bringing messaging and media features directly to watchOS users. People can send and receive text and voice notes, view GIFs and videos, share their location, and mess around with stickers right from their Apple Watch. This release is basically Telegram coming back to watchOS more than a decade after it first tried Apple Watch support in 2015, then later dropped the app. Read more in our articles including "iOS 26, watchOS 26 Beta 7 bring back Blood Oxygen feature with a twist for U.S. Apple Watch users" and "Telegram brings native Apple Watch app back".