Last year, Samsung finally got approval to capture ECG results on two of its smartwatches in selected countries, and now that functionality is expanding. Soon, Galaxy Watch 3 and Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 will be able to take ECG and blood pressure readings in more than 30 new countries.
Samsung claims that in December last year, it received the CE marking for its Health Monitor application, which is a seal of approval for a huge list of countries. Specifically, the brand gives Samsung approval in the EU and also in the UK with the list of countries, including: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland , Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Together with these countries, Samsung has also obtained the necessary approvals to implant support for ECG and blood pressure in Galaxy Watch models in Chile, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates.
To take blood pressure and electrocardiogram measurements, users must have the Samsung Health Monitor app installed on the Galaxy Watch3 or Galaxy Watch Active2 and the Galaxy smartphone. The Samsung Health Monitor app is automatically installed when users update their Galaxy smartwatch to the latest version via the Galaxy Wearable app. The smartwatch app will then open a link, which will take users to the download page for the smartphone app on the Galaxy Store app.
Samsung says it expects this functionality in these new countries around February 4. The feature will be enabled on Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Watch Active 2 through an update to the Health Monitor app.
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