Appeals court ruling means that Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 are banned again in the U.S.

While Apple has been denied the opportunity to have the Exclusion Order remain on hold through the remainder of the appeals process, there is the possibility that Apple wins the appeal although that could take months and months before a final ruling is made. And all throughout that time period, the ban will be in effect.

If Apple does decide to import the revised version of the affected Apple Watch models with the pulse oximeter disabled, it will not affect the feature on Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 models that have already been purchased. In other words, if you already own one of these watches, you do not have to worry about Apple disabling the feature.