The Apple Watch Ultra 4 is tipped to get a new way to keep your heart healthy
but theres a catch

Date:
Tue, 19 May 2026 16:50:57 +0000

Description:
The Apple Watch Ultra 4 might get a new blood pressure alert feature, a
report claims.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A report claims a new feature
is coming to the Apple Watch Ultra 4 This could measure your blood pressure using new sensors Its apparently currently awaiting FDA approval Its safe to say that the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is a fantastic fitness tracker . Not only is it the best Apple Watch money can buy, but its our pick for the best smartwatch on the market, period. And now, it could be about to get even better thanks to a new feature thats reportedly just around the corner.

According to a report from DigiTimes (via Gadgets & Wearables ), the Apple Watch Ultra 4 set to be unveiled this September will come with a new
feature that can track and measure your blood pressure, giving you timely alerts if something seems to be amiss. DigiTimes believes will lead to a sharpening [of] the devices health-management appeal. Although this exact feature isnt here yet, watchOS 26 brought a confusingly similar sounding hypertension alert tool to Apples smartwatch range. That uses the Apple
Watchs optical heart sensor to send notifications to your wrist, and
DigiTimes states that the new blood pressure feature will work in a
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The fact that the tool reported by DigiTimes isnt here yet is apparently because it is currently undergoing FDA approval. That might mean it needs regulatory clearance before being added to the Apple Watch; if so, gaining that could suggest its a more advanced feature that relies on new hardware to provide more accurate metrics. Many unanswered questions (Image credit: Future) The idea that this blood pressure system is linked to new hardware makes sense. Apple is rumored to be launching a major design overhaul of the Apple Watch this September, and that might go beyond a mere visual facelift and include new sensors that the blood pressure feature can take advantage
of.

Still, this feature might not be as advanced as some people are hoping. Gadgets & Wearables, for instance, suggests that the platform might offer simple notifications rather than detailed systolic and diastolic numbers, implying it is more like pattern detection than cuff-style measurement.

Whether or not this feature comes to older Apple Watch models is unknown. Several Watch versions boast optical sensors of the kind used by Apples hypertension alerts, which might enable them to work with the new blood pressure tool. Alternatively, Apple may decide that it requires newer
hardware found only in more recent devices. We probably wont know until Apple unveils new Watches later this year. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals,
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Aside from this feature, DigiTimes says the Apple Watch Ultra 4 will get a full redesign and a ring of eight sensors on the underside of the device, presumably including the optical sensor for blood pressure detection. If
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