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Apple Watch Series 10 tipped to get upgraded ECG, water resistance, and some new features

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 05:36:01 +0000

Reports suggest that this year's Apple Watch Series 10 will feature upgraded health features and also be bundled with a new "Reflections" face. Read more...

Samsung brings FDA-approved irregular heartbeat monitoring to the Galaxy Watch series

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 08 May 2023 19:24:01 +0000

Samsung's Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 series will soon get irregular heartbeat monitoring functionality. The feature was approved by the FDA but it will arrive on upcoming Galaxy Watch devices first. Read more...

Research shows potential of the Apple Watch to detect heart attacks

Anushe Fawaz — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 17:40:01 +0000

According to research published by the Texas Heart Institute Journal, the Apple Watch holds the potential to diagnose symptoms of an early heart attack in users, although more research is needed. Read more...

UK approves smartphone-based KardiaMobile for detecting atrial fibrillation

Paul Hill — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:18:01 +0000

The UK has approved KardiaMobile for use in the NHS. The device drastically reduces the complexity of ECG tests by eliminating sticky electrodes and wires from the procedure and allows for home tests. Read more...

Apple releases iOS 14.4, iPadOS 14.4, tvOS 14.4, and watchOS 7.3 for all users

Abhay V — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:16:01 +0000

Apple released iOS 14.4 with minor new features such as support for scanning small QR codes, Bluetooth device categorization, and other fixes. watchOS 7.3 adds a new Unity watch face. Read more...

Samsung brings ECG and blood pressure monitoring to 31 more countries

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:34:01 +0000

Samsung has announced that its Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 have been certified for blood pressure monitoring and ECG in more countries, where the feature will be available soon. Read more...

ECG is now available on Samsung's Galaxy Watch3 and Watch Active2 in the U.S.

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 18:48:01 +0000

Samsung has announced that the electrocardiogram feature for the Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 is now available in the U.S. following approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Read more...

Fitbit Sense smartwatch receives U.S. and EU clearance for its ECG app

Jefferson Mangubat — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 18:52:01 +0000

Fitbit is set to roll out the ECG app on its Sense smartwatch next month to select countries after securing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the EU's regulators. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2's ECG feature rollout delayed

Rajesh Pandey — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:42:01 +0000

Samsung has delayed the release of the ECG feature on the Galaxy Watch Active2 as it needs more time to optimize the technology. It has not provided any new timeframe for the rollout. Read more...

Apple Watch could receive a blood oxygen saturation detection feature

Abhay V — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:44:01 +0000

iOS 14 code snippets hint at the possible addition of a blood oxygen saturation feature for the Apple Watch, along with notifications for anomalies. The ECG feature's accuracy might also be updated. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 will reportedly include an ECG feature

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 17:00:01 +0000

Samsung seems to be taking some ideas from Apple's playbook for its next smartwatch. The Galaxy Watch Active 2 will reportedly be able to perform an ECG and detect when the user falls. Read more...

Alphabet's health watch from Verily gets FDA approval as an ECG

Faheemmuddeen Patel — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 09:08:01 +0000

Alphabet's Verily has received FDA approval for its health watch for use as an ECG. The study watch is being created to gain insight into conditions such as Parkinson's disease and PTSD. Read more...

The ECG app is now available for the Apple Watch Series 4 in the U.S.

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:10:01 +0000

The most distinctive feature of the Apple Watch Series 4 is finally rolling out to owners of the smartwatch, allowing them to perform an ECG from their wrist. A heart rhythm monitor is also on board. Read more...