However, by the time Apple introduced Apple Watch 2, it had gained other health features, which was then tied to Apple's HealthKit SDK for third parties to create health-related features for their Apple Watch apps. To answer that question, I wrote a piece in Time Magazine in 2016 on "The Real Reason Apple Made the Apple Watch". However, since Apple introduced the Apple Watch and made health monitoring a reason for it to exist, I have wanted two other distinct health features. Now, three years later, Apple still has not disclosed a way to add this feature to the Apple watch, although I have seen recent reports that this feature could be in the new Apple Watch later this year. By optically measuring blood flow through the skin, OptiBP’s proprietary algorithm and optical signal capture methods turn light information into blood pressure values.

Source: Forbes January 29, 2021 15:00 UTC