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.
