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David Nield

Apple's patent rival claims the Apple Watch's blood oxygen feature is unreliable

Apple Watch Ultra 2.

Apple is currently embroiled in a patent dispute with health tech company Masimo over the blood oxygen sensor in its latest Apple Watches – and now Masimo CEO Joe Kiani has gone on record to say that Apple's sensor is unreliable, and that consumers are "better off without it".

The comments, made to Bloomberg TV (via 9to5Mac), come in the wake of Apple disabling blood oxygen monitoring on the Apple Watch 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2, so that those devices can stay on sale while the legal issues are resolved.

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