How exactly to Use and Troubleshoot Blood Oxygen Monitoring on Apple Watch Series 6

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Apple with the Apple Watch Series 6 introduced a fresh feature for monitoring blood oxygen level, using the LEDs at the back of the Apple Watch to look for the amount of oxygen in the blood. A minimal blood oxygen level could be indicative of a significant health issue that requires immediate attention.

Taking a blood oxygen reading is quite straightforward, but there are computerized measurement settings to understand in addition to necessary tricks for getting a precise measurement, all of that can be found in the guide below.

How Blood Oxygen Readings on Apple Watch Work
The ‌Apple Watch Series 6‌ has green, red, and infrared LEDs that shine light onto the arteries in the wrist, with photodiodes measuring the volume of light reflected back.

Apple's algorithms utilize this information to calculate the colour of the blood, which can be an indication of just how much oxygen is in the blood. Bright red blood is well oxygenated, while darker blood has less oxygen.

The ‌Apple Watch Series 6‌ can measure blood oxygen levels between 70 and completely. Most healthy people have blood oxygen levels that range from 95 to 100 percent, though people that have COPD and other lung diseases may have a lesser average percentage.

Apple does not expect the Blood Oxygen function in the Series 6 to be designed for medical use, so the Apple Watch will not send a notification if a lesser than normal blood oxygen level is detected.

Hardware Requirements
Using the Blood Oxygen monitoring feature requires an ‌Apple Watch Series 6‌ running the most recent version of watchOS along with an iPhone 6s or later with the most recent version of iOS.

The Blood Oxygen software is available in virtually all countries all over the world, but if you are not seeing it, it could not be in your country. Apple has a list here.

Remember that the Blood Oxygen iphone app is not open to users under 18 in fact it is not enabled when an Apple Watch has been paired to an ‌iPhone‌ using Family Setup.

Enabling Blood Oxygen Measurements
When you create a string 6 Apple Watch, you will be asked during the setup process if you wish to allow Blood Oxygen measurements. If you tap "enable" when asked, the feature will be turned on automatically and will be usable through the Blood Oxygen app. 
Source: https://www.macrumors.com

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