Apple continues to develop its artificial intelligence-based health project, known internally as “Project Mulberry,” despite previous reports indicating that it was reducing its scope and postponing its launch date.
According to a report by Bloomberg, the new features are still included in the company’s plans for iOS 27, but they may not be available in the first version of the system. Rather, they are likely to be introduced gradually through subsequent updates after the launch.
The project aims to provide a “smart health coach” that relies on Apple Health application data to analyze the user’s health condition and provide personalized recommendations according to his needs.
Apple also plans to allow the use of the phone’s camera to follow exercises and provide immediate guidance during performance.
In parallel, the company is working to improve heart rate tracking in its smart watches via the watchOS 27 system, as part of an update that focuses primarily on improving performance and stability rather than adding major new features.
Although precise technical details have not been revealed, expectations indicate improving the accuracy of heart rate measurements and providing more detailed and continuous data, which will enhance the integration of the watch with the smart health coach service in the future.
Apple had previously planned to launch the project in conjunction with a redesigned version of the Health application within the iOS 26.4 update, before postponing the timetable to iOS 27 after re-evaluating the scope of the project and reducing some of its goals.
Reports suggest that the service may arrive later through sub-updates such as iOS 27.1 or iOS 27.4, while the new design of the Health application may appear with the basic version of the system.
According to Bloomberg, the decision to postpone came as a result of an internal evaluation in which Apple considered that the service had not yet reached the required level of competition with paid digital health services in the market, which prompted it to give development teams more time to improve the product before launching it. (Arm News)
