India, Feb. 2 -- Apple continues to expand the Apple Watch's health features, moving beyond basic fitness tracking to provide insights that may signal potential health concerns. One such feature is hypertension alerts, which notify users when patterns suggest higher blood pressure over time. While the watch cannot directly measure blood pressure, these alerts can highlight trends that may require attention from a healthcare professional.

Hypertension alerts monitor long-term patterns rather than single readings. The Apple Watch collects data such as heart rate, activity levels, and other metrics stored in the Health app over 30 days. It then analyses these trends for changes that align with elevated blood pressure.

If the system detects...