Huawei Rolls Out HarmonyOS 6.1 to Watch GT 6 Pro With 11 New Input Languages

Q: Is Huawei's new sleep breathing monitor a medically-approved tool or just another uncertified wellness tracker?

Huawei’s new sleep breathing monitor appears to be a wellness feature, not a medically approved diagnostic tool. The update notes for the Watch GT 6 Pro say the device is gaining a “Sleep Breathing Monitoring” app, but the available reporting does not cite any FDA clearance, CE medical certification, or other regulator approval for that specific feature. The broader material around Huawei’s watch health functions also frames them as providing preventive insights rather than medical diagnosis. That matters because consumer wearables often track breathing rate, blood oxygen, movement and sleep stages well enough to flag patterns, but that is different from a clinically validated tool for diagnosing sleep apnea or other sleep disorders. Even where Huawei offers more advanced functions such as ECG or arterial stiffness assessment on some models, the accompanying descriptions say they do not replace a doctor’s consultation or medical diagnostics. So, based on the information currently available, users should treat the new monitor as an uncertified wellness tracker unless Huawei or a regulator publishes clear evidence of medical-device authorization for that feature in a given market. It may be useful for spotting trends or prompting a medical checkup, but it should not be relied on as a standalone medical test.

3 articles · Updated · HC Newsroom · Jul 18

Global Watch GT 6 Pro users are now receiving HarmonyOS 6.1, extending Huawei’s latest smartwatch update to the Pro model after the standard Watch GT 6.
Golf is the main Pro-only upgrade: the update adds improved green views, custom flagstick positions, automatic rotation, a competition mode, multicolored scorecards, triple bogey metrics and albatross tracking.
HarmonyOS 6.1 also brings a new Sleep Breathing Monitoring app—region-specific—plus mini-training courses and plans, custom incoming-call ringtones, and 11 added input languages including Swedish, Dutch and Romanian.
Beyond those extras, the rest of the features and improvements match the standard Watch GT 6 update, as Huawei continues its broader HarmonyOS 6.1 rollout across wearables such as the Watch 5 and Ultimate Design.