Apple Watch: the blood glucose sensor will not finally arrive for several years

The next Apple Watch will not have the famous blood glucose sensor that many have been waiting for, with the American giant likely needing several more years to refine the technology.

For several years now, various reports indicate that Apple is actively working to add a blood glucose sensor to its Apple Watch, which will measure your glucose level without a prick or drop of blood. This non-invasive technology could be a real revolution for people with diabetesbut we will probably have to wait a long time before seeing it arrive on the watches of the American giant.

While it was originally thought that the blood glucose sensor would arrive on the Apple Watch Series 7, journalist Mark Gurman, who is generally very well informed, has just confirmed some bad news. Blood sugar monitoring technology designed for the Apple Watch likely won’t be launched for several years, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

No glucose measurement on the next Apple Watch

Although it has reached stages where it has proven viable, the technology will not be not a real Apple Watch feature for at least a few years, announces Gurman. According to him, Apple still needs to “perfect on-board algorithms and sensors,” such as a silicon photonics chip, in order to use it in the Apple Watch. It is also a question of reducing it to the ” size of a module that can fit in the small and thin package that is the Apple Watch “.

It may take at least another three to seven years “says Gurman. Unfortunately, it is therefore not to be expected that this blood glucose sensor will arrive on the next Apple Watch or on subsequent models.

For now, Apple still dominates the connected watch market, but the arrival of this feature could well allow it to establish its leading position. It now remains to be seen what new features will arrive on the next Apple Watch. If we already know almost everything about the next iPhone 15, the next Apple Watch are still quite mysterious for the moment. It is not known whether Apple will decide to release Apple Watch Series 9, or a special Apple Watch X as it did in 2017 with its high-end smartphones.