The next Apple Watch will reportedly include a body temperature sensor that will alert you when you’re running a fever, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The Series 8 won’t provide an accurate reading, but it can send a notification prompting you to see a doctor or use a special thermometer.
This isn’t the first time Gurman has hinted at the possibility of the Series 8 including a temperature sensor. He first hinted that Apple was working on the feature back in June 2021, reporting that it would likely arrive with the company’s 2022 lineup of wearables. He backtracked on that prediction in January, warning fans that the monitoring of blood sugar is among the few options left in a few years.
A few months later, however, he said the Series 8 would include a body temperature sensor, provided the feature passed Apple’s internal testing guidelines. Now, writing in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Gurman says he believes the feature is “introduced” for the standard Series 8 and the often-rumored rugged edition Apple is building for extreme athletes.
Gurman says other changes to the Series 8 are “likely to be minor.” Echoing his report from last week, he suggests that the wearable will feature the same processing power as the Series 7 and Series 6. He also mentions that higher-end Series 8 models could include an updated display. Another device that is said to not have many upgrades is the second generation AirPods Pro. Gurman writes that they won’t include heart rate or body temperature monitoring features, as some reports have suggested. “I’ve been told that neither feature is likely to appear in the 2022 upgrade, although both enhancements have been studied in-house and may one day appear,” he says.
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