Overview
- Bloomberg reports the long‑rumored Mulberry/Health+ effort was wound down in recent weeks, with Apple declining to comment.
- Apple plans to repurpose parts of the project into the existing Health app, with Oakland‑produced educational videos and data‑based suggestions expected as early as this year.
- Work continues on features originally scoped for the service, including iPhone camera–based gait analysis to evaluate how a person walks.
- An AI health chatbot drawing on Apple’s internal World Knowledge Answers system is in development, with more advanced health queries planned for a revamped Siri in iOS 27.
- The shift follows repeated delays from an initial iOS 26 target and reflects competitive pressure cited by Cue from rivals like Oura, Whoop, Samsung and new AI entrants such as ChatGPT Health.