"While unveiling the new health and fitness feature, the Cupertino tech giant said that select Apple Watch models will notify users of suspected hypertension by analysing data from the optical heart sensor. The company brought the feature to Apple Watch models in India, after it was initially launched in a few regions. Now, Apple has announced that it is further expanding the availability of the Hypertension Notifications feature to seven more countries."
"The Cupertino tech giant has announced that its Hypertension Notifications feature for Apple Watch models is now available in seven new countries, including Australia, Brazil, Malaysia, Colombia, Indonesia, Turkey, and South Korea. This comes soon after the company released the feature for Apple Watch users in India in December 2025, currently available on Apple Watch Series 9 and newer models and Watch Ultra 2 and later models running on watchOS 26."
"The tech giant aims to fill this gap with the Hypertension Notifications feature, which alerts users of suspected high blood pressure by measuring data from the smartwatch's optical heart sensor to analyse how a user's "blood vessels respond to the beats of the heart". Apple's algorithm reviews data from over 30 days in the background to send alerts when it detects "consistent" high blood pressure, offering insight into a user's health."
Apple expanded Hypertension Notifications to seven countries including Australia, Brazil, Malaysia, Colombia, Indonesia, Turkey, and South Korea. The feature analyses optical heart sensor data to assess how blood vessels respond to heartbeats and alerts users of suspected high blood pressure. Support is available on Apple Watch Series 9 and newer, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later running watchOS 26. Apple's algorithm reviews over 30 days of background data and sends alerts when consistent high blood pressure patterns appear. Chronic high blood pressure affects about 1.4 billion adults globally and often goes undiagnosed. Early alerts can prompt lifestyle, dietary changes, and medical consultation.
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