Apple has announced a delay in the rollout of the hypertension notification feature for its Watch Series 12 in India, pushing the launch to next year. This postponement is due to the need for regulatory clearances, as confirmed by the company on Wednesday.
One thing Indian buyers should note is that hypertension notifications will not be available here on either watch at launch, with Apple expecting clearance next year. Apple has opened pre-order options for customers across several markets including India, with the Watch Series 12 to become available across stores from September 18, at starting price of Rs 56,900 a piece. Earlier reporting noted: Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 launched: Price in India starts at Rs 56,900, new health sensors and Readiness score The Apple Watch Series 12 reads your heart rate every five seconds and scores how ready you are for the day. Prices start at Rs 56,900. Earlier reporting noted: Apple has launched the Apple Watch Series 12 and the Apple Watch Ultra 4, both built around a new health sensing system and the S11 chip. The Series 12 starts at Rs 56,900 and the Ultra 4 at Rs 1,09,900. Pre-orders open today, with stores getting stock on Friday, September 18. New optical and electrical heart sensors, larger green LEDs and a wider electrode surface let both watches read heart rate every five seconds through the day and sample heart rate variability up to 24 times more often than before. Apple claims the most accurate heart rate sensing in any wearable, citing a study of more than 1,000 people against rival devices.
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Apple Watch come with several advanced health and fitness tracking features such as workout tracking, sleep tracking, heart health notifications, the ECG app, sleep apnea notifications, fall detection, and emergency SOS. “Hypertension notifications will not be initially available in India on Apple Watch Series 12 or Ultra 4, as additional regulatory clearances for the feature for these models is in process. Apple Watch Series 12 comes with higher-frequency heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV) measurements that powers an enhanced suite of health and fitness features including a new readiness score. The company claims Apple Watch Series 12 offers up to 24 hours of everyday battery life and up to 10 hours of battery life during an outdoor workout — 25 per cent more than the previous model. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Availability is expected next year,” the company said in a statement.
