That’s one way to get around an import ban.
The change doesn’t affect previously sold models with the original version of the feature or units bought outside the U.S.
Feature had been removed from US Apple Watches after Apple lost a patent fight.
In 2023, the International Trade Commission found that Apple's blood oxygen sensors infringed on intellectual property from Masimo.
The feature was removed on select smartwatches due to a patent-infringement lawsuit, but Apple has “redesigned” it.
Apple will update some Apple Watches Thursday to add its new pulse oximeter feature that has been stalled because of an intellectual property dispute.