In addition to the iPhone 14 series and numerous Macs, Apple is expected to launch the eighth iteration of its Apple Watch this year. So, as is usual with Apple products, the rumors and reports have started piling up. Late last month, we saw a report suggesting that the upcoming Apple Watch series would come with satellite connectivity. Now, we have information suggesting a body temperature sensor on the Apple Watch 8. Here are the details.
Reputable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently took to Twitter to share an interesting piece of rumor about the upcoming Apple Watch 8. According to a three-part tweet by Kuo, Apple canceled the body temperature measurement feature for the Apple Watch 7 last year due to the failed algorithm. However, the company could finally implement it on this year’s Apple Watch series. You can check out the first tweet right below.
(1/3)Apple canceled body temperature measurement for Apple Watch 7 because the algorithm failed to qualify before entering EVT stage last year. I believe Apple Watch 8 in 2H22 could take body temperature if the algorithm can meet Apple’s high requirements before mass production.— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) May 1, 2022
“A smartwatch can’t support core temperature measurement in terms of hardware, so it needs an excellent algorithm to work together,” Kuo said in one of his latest tweets.
