Apple has made it clear how the new hypertension feature of the Apple Watch works — and, importantly, what it does not do.While it's an Apple Watch feature, hypertension alerts
Apple has made it clear how the new hypertension feature of the Apple Watch works — and, importantly, what it does not do.

Smartphone displaying a 'Hypertension Notifications Are Set Up' message with a heart and checkmark icon, green surface in background.
While it's an Apple Watch feature, hypertension alerts have to first be enabled on an iPhone

If Apple is right, about 1 million people in the next 12 months will get a scary notification on their Apple Watch. It's a notification of "Possible Hypertension," and Apple has been at pains to explain what this does and does not mean.

Now it's published a support document specifically detailing what prompts this notification, as well as what steps an Apple Watch user should take if they see it.


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