Reason for Apple Watch Ban in US May Finally be Resolved, but Users May Not be Satisfied with the Outcome

The Apple Watch was recently banned from being sold in the US after the company battled with Masimo in its home market over a patent issue. In fact, the latest Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 were pulled from shelves in the region due to the ongoing incident. But it seems that Apple has finally found a solution to the case and soon it will be able to sell Apple Watch models without fear of further action.

However, Apple has to sacrifice one of the important health features, which may make it less sellable to iPhone users. The company has managed to convince US customs that disabling the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen sensor through a software update will allow the wearable to be sold in the country.

According to the patent case, it was suggested that Apple would have to make serious hardware changes to comply with the regulations and be ready to sell the smartwatch, but it seems that the new move is enough to get the Apple Watch models back on the shelves.

It should be said that the ban is currently not in effect as people can buy Apple Watches in the US as the company has appealed the ban. But experts pointed out that unless Apple makes some changes, the ban will be reinstated at any time.

Removing the blood oxygen sensor solves these problems and Apple can sell the watches without further restrictions. However, the company needs to make sure that people don’t try to import Apple Watches from other countries where the ban isn’t in place, but if they decide to use it in the US, the feature is locked to the country.

It’s interesting to see a giant like Apple being forced to make drastic changes to comply with the law, even if it’s limited to one area. But the fact that the US government didn’t drop the company’s claims suggests that it won’t follow the law if someone is actually found guilty of any wrongdoing, which Apple appears to have admitted in this case.