Apple Scaled Back Ambitious Health Plans for Apple Watch Due to Fears of Failure and Regulation

The original Apple Watch was planned to have breakthrough non-invasive blood sugar monitoring, but this had to be abandoned.

There were big differences within Apple management about how ambitious the health focus should be, with some wanting to help the sick while others targeted the 'worried well'.

Fear of failure and regulations has led Apple to scale back many health ambitions, frustrating doctors hired to work on them.

Apple focused on identifying health trends rather than accurate measurements, worried about needing FDA approval.

Insiders reveal the original Apple Watch was secretly planned to be cross-compatible with Android to boost sales, but this was abandoned.