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Apple Watch Ultra 4 · Health sensors

Ultra 4 is expected to bring Apple's first blood pressure feature

The blood pressure feature reported for Ultra 4 did not ship.

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Apple Watch Ultra 4 Guide

What to know

What to know

Apple Watch Ultra 4 did not bring a new blood pressure feature. Apple's spec page lists hypertension notifications, alerts for signs of high blood pressure, which Ultra 3 already had, and Apple announced nothing new on September 9.

Before launch, DigiTimes reported in May 2026 that Apple had sent a more advanced blood pressure feature to the FDA for review, with Ultra 4 the likely first watch to get it.

Whatever is under FDA review did not reach Ultra 4.

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How we know this

How we know this

What changed, newest first.

Sep 9, 2026WrongThe outcome went the other way.
Aug 28, 20269to5MacThe FDA review sits beside a sensor count Digitimes puts at double
Aug 7, 20269to5MacThe blood pressure feature is still under FDA review and still unavailable
Jul 15, 20269to5MacBlood pressure notifications are filed with the FDA, not cleared
Jun 17, 20269to5MacNotes the feature remains unavailable while FDA review continues
May 19, 2026Digital TrendsDescribes the submission as a new high-blood-pressure notification feature+1 outlet
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May 18, 2026The Mac ObserverDistinguishes the review from the existing Hypertension Notifications feature+1 outlet
May 18, 2026Siu Han, Digitimes via MacRumorsPlaces the blood-pressure feature under FDA review
Reported

Blood pressure monitoring

Across the current smartwatch generation.

Blood Pressure
Apple Watch Ultra 4
Galaxy Watch Ultra 2
Apple Watch Series 11
Pixel Watch 5
Has it Partial / optional No Apple Watch Ultra 4 (this page)

Frequently asked

Frequently asked

Will the Ultra 4 measure blood pressure?
No. Apple's Ultra 4 spec sheet lists hypertension notifications and nothing beyond them, which is the feature the Ultra 3 already had. Reports had called the Ultra 4 the strongest candidate and said a feature was with the FDA. It did not ship on this watch.
How is this different from the current alerts?
Hypertension notifications watch for signs of chronic high blood pressure over time and tell you to get checked. The reported feature would have gone further. It did not arrive on Ultra 4.

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