The wearable’s blood oxygen sensor allegedly fails to accurately register dark skin tones.
A class-action lawsuit claims the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen sensor is racially biased against people with dark skin tones.
Alex Morales is suing Apple for “false and misleading representations” of a wearable feature purporting to measure blood oxygen levels.
The New York-based plaintiff, who was aware of the pulse oximetry feature when purchasing the wearable between 2020 and 2021, said he expected it to work without regard to skin tone.
“For decades, there have been reports that such devices were significantly less accurate in measuring blood oxygen levels based on skin color,” the suit says.
