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Alex Blake

Apple is now selling versions of the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 without banned feature

The Apple Watch Series 9 on an orange background showing heart-rate monitoring.

The Apple Watch ban saga has taken another turn, and it’s one that Apple is not at all happy about. In an unprecedented move, Apple has confirmed that it's now selling revised versions of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the US without their now-banned blood oxygen features, starting today (January 18).

These new versions of the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 go on sale from 6am PT today from the online Apple Store and in physical Apple Stores today, too. Apple said in a statement to 9to5Mac that the move is "pending an appeal" and that "we believe the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit should reverse the USITC’s decision". 

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