Will ECG work outside of China?

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Will ECG work outside of China?

I am an American living in China. I bought my first Apple Watch (Series 6) wanting to use ECG, only to find out it doesn’t work in China.

I have a US Apple ID, when I setup the region as US and signed in with US ID the ECG app appeared on my watch. However when I try to use it, it say the app is not supported in this region.

I accept the fact that I can’t use the function in China. My question is, will it work outside the country? Can I use ECG with a Chinese bought watch in the US? By the looks of it (app appearing, message wording) I think it should work but I can’t be sure. Anyone experienced this?

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Posted on Feb 26, 2021 10:39 PM

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Dah•veed

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Mar 3, 2021 12:25 AM in response to pihcho

The ECG won't function in China, but that restriction is software only, the function is still built into the watch. I think that should you return to the US and apply a watchOS update in the US where ECG is allowed, the function would begin to work.

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Rudegar

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Feb 27, 2021 1:41 AM in response to pihcho

in order for ECG to work the watch has to be purchased in a country where it's approved and used in a country where it's approved, so no but it likely will the day the Chinese government approve it, that being said ECG would sort of result in medical equipment grade health data of Chinese citizens would be stored in servers of an American company.

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pihcho Author

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Mar 2, 2021 9:47 PM in response to Rudegar

Thanks for the reply Rudegar. Just to be clear, I bought the watch in Shanghai Apple store and registered & logged in with my US Apple ID. The ECG app is on the screen (my Chinese friends do not have it) and the app starts if I click it but won’t run saying “the app is not allowed in this Region.” From the looks of it, it should work outside China. Just wanted to be sure i explained the situation clearly. Cheers

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pihcho Author

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Mar 5, 2021 6:34 AM in response to Dah•veed

Thank you Dahveed. That was what I was wondering and hoped to hear. Great news!

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Will ECG work outside of China?

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