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Apple Watch Ultra 2
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Apple Watch Ultra.
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The Apple Watch Ultra 2 was unveiled on September 22, 2023, alongside the Apple Watch Series 9; alongside the updated hardware inherited from Series 9, its screen brightness was further increased to 3000 nits. In December 2023, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 were temporarily pulled from the U.S. market due to patent litigation by Masimo. They returned to sale on January 18, 2024, with models sold after this date having blood oxygen monitoring features disabled. On September 9, 2024, Apple unveiled a black colour option for the Apple Watch Ultra 2, as well as a sleep apnea detection feature. On August 14, 2025, Apple announced a software update re-enabling blood oxygen monitoring features for U.S. users. Sensor data is now analysed on a paired iPhone instead of the watch. On September 9, 2025, Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Ultra 3 with an official release date of September 19, 2025.