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Apple Puts Health and Fitness Under Services, Moves watchOS to Craig Federighi

The shuffle follows COO Jeff Williams’ planned year‑end retirement, positioning Apple for a potential AI‑powered Health+ subscription.

Jeff Williams retires from Apple later this year.
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Overview

  • Services chief Eddy Cue will oversee Apple’s health and fitness work under a new structure reported by Bloomberg.
  • Sumbul Desai is set to run day‑to‑day health and fitness operations, with Fitness+ head Jay Blahnik reporting to her, according to the reports.
  • Hardware leader John Ternus will assume sole control of Apple Watch hardware engineering as responsibilities are redistributed.
  • Craig Federighi’s remit expands to watchOS alongside his oversight of Siri and visionOS, reflecting a tighter software focus across devices.
  • Following Williams’ retirement announcement, Sabih Khan took over supply chain, operations, AppleCare, and China, and outlets say Apple is preparing an AI‑driven Health+ service targeted for 2026.