The ECG on my Apple Watch 5 no longer works. I place my finger on the crown and only occasionally does it start to read. It will give a very strange reading for 5 seconds then will reset to 30 seconds and goes back to the start telling me to place my finger again. I am running the current 6.2.8 OS but haven't been successful with an ECG in over a month.
Apple Watch
Try to restart your Apple Watch.
How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support
If that doesn’t work try to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup:
Try to restart your Apple Watch.
How to restart your Apple Watch - Apple Support
If that doesn’t work try to unpair and pair your watch again and restore from the backup:
Thanks for asking about the new ECG feature.
Check here for availability in your region: ECG
ECG requires the current non-beta version of iOS and watchOS. For additional help with the ECG feature on your Apple Watch, take a look at these articles.
Heart rate notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Taking an ECG with the ECG app on Apple Watch Series 4 or later - Apple Support
If you have any other questions, please reach out to our team here: https://apple.co/HeartFeatures. If you believe that you are experiencing a medical emergency, please dial your local emergency services.
Take care.
Thank you for the response but it was not the availability of the ECG app that was the problem, it was that the ECG no longer reads consistently.
Do you have any kind of case or skin on your Apple Watch?
ECG on Series 5
