The Apple Watch Series 8 will have at least one cool feature for its users when it launches later this year: a body temperature sensor. In his latest edition of the Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman doubles down on the new sensor coming to the next generation of Apple Watch, talking about the upcoming Apple Watch SE 2 and a rugged version of the Apple Watch, most likely for extreme sports.
According to Gurman, he believes that both the Apple Watch Series 8 and the new protected version will have a body temperature detection feature. On the other hand, the Apple Watch SE 2 is unlikely to get this feature.
The body temperature feature won’t give you a specific reading like a forehead or wrist thermometer, but it should be able to tell if it thinks you have a fever. He may then recommend talking to a doctor or using a special thermometer.
Having a new sensor in the Apple Watch Series 8 is great, although it’s important to note that most of them require FDA approval. For now, it looks like the body temperature sensor feature coming later this year will be similar to a blood oxygen sensor that can give you an idea of what’s going on with your body and won’t necessarily give you medical information.
Aside from the ECG app, which is FDA approved (and has been approved by other agencies around the world), Apple can’t advertise that the Apple Watch can actually measure oxygen in your blood, which sounds like the same approach they would take. bring a body temperature sensor with you, as described by Mark Gurman above.
In the newsletter, a Bloomberg journalist says other hardware changes are “likely” to be minor. As reported last week, the Apple Watch Series 8 is rumored to feature the same S6 chip as the Apple Watch Series 6, making it the first Apple Watch to feature the same processor for the third year in a row.
Last but not least, Gurman has heard the inside chatter about upgraded displays in the new high-end models, which he hopes will be even brighter.
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