Samsung’s Galaxy Watch wearables are one of the most popular wearables in the market right now. The feature rich smartwatch comes with a bevvy of features including sleep tracking, activity tracking and more. Samsung also brought ECG and blood pressure reading to the lineup since the Galaxy Watch Active2. However, these features has been missing in Galaxy Watch models in many countries across the world including Malaysia. That’s partially due to the feature making the Watch subject to regulatory approvals as a medical device. Thankfully, Samsung was able to release these smartwatches with restrictions still.
That said, things are about to change as a tipster has informed Lowyat.net that the ECG app has been listed in the Malaysian Medical Device Authority (MDA) database. The blood pressure app was green lit late last year. It’s worth noting that the ECG app is not made to replace conventional ECGs with 12 leads. Instead, the app is made for detecting Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) – an arrhythmia which may indicate the need for professional intervention.
With the approvals, Samsung has to just flip the switch with an OTA update to enable the functionality. As of the time of this writing, the features have not been enabled on the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro or Watch 4.
