Apple working on a software fix to prevent a sales stoppage of certain Apple Watch models

Yesterday it was reported that Apple will soon halt sales of its flagship Apple Watch models in the U.S. due to a patent dispute with  medical technology company Masimo. But the tech giant may have a solution soon.

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Apple Watch Series 9 will no longer be available to order from Apple’s website in the U.S. after 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 21. In-store inventory will no longer be available from Apple retail locations after December 24.

Now Bloomberg reports that Apple is plotting a “rescue mission” for the $17 billion business that includes software fixes and other potential workarounds. The article says that engineers at the company are racing to make changes to algorithms on the device that measure a user’s blood oxygen level — a feature that Masimo claims infringes its patents. They’re adjusting how the technology determines oxygen saturation and presents the data to customers, according to Bloomberg.