Still, it’s hard to ignore what this means for smartwatch blood oxygen sensors at large.

Courts blocked Apple from enabling blood oxygen sensors in the Apple Watch due to patent infringement on medical device company Masimo, which holds over 1,500 medical technology patents. Google has now partnered with Masimo and Qualcomm to create health-focused Wear OS reference platforms,

Masimo, the company that forced Apple to remove the Blood Oxygen feature, has partnered with Google to improve Wear OS health tracking.

Masimo has signed a deal with Google to bring a new hardware platform for smartwatch manufacturers, which could create a hardware influx of Wear OS-powered devices.

After years of rumors and the high-profile acquisition of Fitbit, Google finally revealed the original Pixel Watch back in 2022. While the first-generation smartwatch was a decent