TizenHelp

Tag: Blood Pressure

  • Galaxy Watch 3 & Active 2 Receive ECG & BP Functions in more Countries

    Galaxy Watch 3 & Active 2 Receive ECG & BP Functions in more Countries

    After the releasing of Galaxy Watch 3 in Last August, Samsung is now releasing ECG & Blood Pressure features in more countries. The US & South Korea were the only lucky countries to get the functions on new Samsung smartwatches. The distribution has now started and many major regions are getting it. Galaxy Watch Active 2 users can also use both these health features, which they are receiving after one and half years of launching. At this moment, only Samsung Galaxy smartphones will get support, and non-Samsung devices may receive it later.

    All the countries are from Europe, that because recently the perticular authorities in the region have approved these functions for users. The customers in Iceland, Germany, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Belgium, Lithuania, Netherlands, Greece, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, and the United Kingdom can use it.

    ECG on Galaxy Watch 3

    It is not all. Also, the public users in the Chile, Indonesia & the UAE will soon get the Electrocardiogram & Blood pressure function very soon. In the end, total 31 countries are eligible to use the function. India, China, Japan and some other major regions will soon get the functions in upcoming weeks or months. To use the ECG & Blood Pressure, install the Samsung Health Monitor app and use the services. It is advisary to use the features, but do not take any medicines based on these results.

    Via

  • Galaxy Watch Active 2 Update Gets Blood Pressure Monitoring

    Galaxy Watch Active 2 Update Gets Blood Pressure Monitoring

    The Galaxy Watch Active 2 users can now measure their blood pressure with the new Samsung Health Monitor app. In April, Samsung had announced the upcoming function and its rollout in the third quarter. Now, Samsung has officially announced the users in South Korea can use the blood pressure monitoring on Galaxy Watch Active 2. To use the function, users have to install the new firmware version R820XXU1BTF3 that is currently rolling out in the home country. The measurement app, Samsung Health Monitor, is also necessary to download, and it is now available in Galaxy Store.

    Initially, the app and the smartwatch will not measure blood pressure by itself. First, users have to set up the app with the medically certified blood pressure measuring cuff, a process that the company call calibration. The first reading will take from the machine then sync with the Galaxy Watch Active 2. After that, the app detects or measures blood pressure through pulse wave analysis, a process that employs wearable’s heart rate sensor. Samsung ahead said users would have to measure their actual blood pressure with the machine every four weeks.

    Blood Pressure Monitoring Update

    The new function has certified by South Korea’s Ministry of Food & Drug Safety (MFDS) as a Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) service. Previously, users have to rely on My BP Lab 2.0 app to measure the blood pressure, but now Samsung has launched its own function in the Galaxy Store. There is no official release date for the other countries as the authority has to approve it. The service only supports on new Galaxy Watch Active 2 smartwatch. In the future, all the upcoming smartwatches like Galaxy Watch 3 will get it from the launch date. Now, we have to wait for ECG to launch on Galaxy Watch active 2.