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How to set up Blood Oxygen app in Apple Watch without iPhone?

I’m having difficulty setting up Apple Watch to use Blood Oxygen app on the watch without using iPhone with it.



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Posted on Jul 21, 2021 1:17 PM

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Jul 23, 2021 3:49 PM in response to Community User

Yes-watch is 6

iphone is 14.7. Apple Watch is 7.6

bought watch in California, live in CA


On iPhone, when I look at Health app, then Respiratory, then Blood Oxygen—-there is no choice to do a set up. So I am not able to use the instructions below. Thank you for your help.


  1. On your iPhone, open the Health app.
  2. Follow the onscreen steps. If you don't see a prompt to set up, tap the Browse tab, then tap Respiratory > Blood Oxygen > Set up Blood Oxygen.


Jul 22, 2021 6:43 AM in response to j.chicoine

Couple of questions first;

Is your watch a watch6?

Are you fully updated to ios14.7 and WatchOS7.6?

Did you buy the phone and watch in the country that you live in?

Any one of these can/will stop the blood oxygen app from working.

How to set up Blood Oxygen app in Apple Watch without iPhone?

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