The ECG (electrocardiogram) functionality of Apple Watch has received regulatory approval in China, giving Apple permission to launch the feature for Apple Watch users in the country.
According to a new document released today by the China National Medical Products Administration, Apple has received approval for an ECG. The presentation does not offer any details on when the feature can be launched for Chinese Apple Watch users; However, posts on the Chinese social network Weibo, detected by ITHome, suggest that the feature is already available in the latest beta versions of watchOS 8.
With the Apple Watch Series 4, Series 5, and Series 6, users can take an ECG by placing their finger on the Digital Crown while wearing their watch. Using a series of built-in sensors, the Apple Watch reads the electrical pulses from the user’s heart. The readout, which can be viewed as a PDF via the Health app on the paired iPhone, can detect if a user’s heart is out of rhythm and possibly experiencing atrial fibrillation.
ECG on the Apple Watch most recently released in Australia and Vietnam as part of the watchOS 7.4 update.
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