"Are you buying a smartwatch for its health features? Apple announced at its September iPhone event that the Apple Watch Series 11 offers hypertension detection and will receive FDA clearance by the end of the month. It can't perform blood pressure readings, but it does monitor your blood vessels' reaction to heartbeats during sleep. It monitors your blood pressure for 30 days using the watch's optical heart sensor to deliver an average rating that is either within range or above the threshold."
"2. You want a lower profile AI approach Apple infuses AI into several aspects of its smartwatch -- but you wouldn't really notice if you weren't paying attention. Thanks to an advanced prediction algorithm, you'll get more relevant Smart Stack suggestions that take your historical location and watch activity into account. If Apple Watch registers users recording a pilates workout every time they visit a studio, the Smart Stack will more regularly suggest initiating a Pilates workout on the Workout app."
The Apple Watch Series 11 introduces Sleep Scores, longer battery life, and ships with WatchOS 26. The watch provides hypertension detection that uses the optical heart sensor to monitor vascular reactions to heartbeats during sleep and aggregates a 30‑day average to indicate within‑range or above‑threshold status. It cannot take instant cuff‑style blood pressure readings. If the 30‑day average exceeds the threshold, users are advised to bring the data to a doctor for review. The watch applies AI through prediction algorithms to refine Smart Stack suggestions based on location and activity, such as routinely prompting Pilates workouts at a frequented studio. Competing recent Samsung and Google watches lack the hypertension feature.
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