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I cant use ecg in my region

I cant use ecg in my region

Apple Watch Series 4, watchOS 8

Posted on Mar 25, 2022 12:42 AM

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Posted on Mar 25, 2022 1:05 AM

ECG is

viewed as a medical device which mean it require official approval from the

government of a country before it's legal for apple to offer


these are the countries which has provided with said approval so far

watchOS - Feature Availability - Apple


ECG

implies that citizens' medical data be stored by a foreign third-party company

without individual approval by the government of said country, and that is not

something all countries feel comfortable with.

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Mar 25, 2022 1:05 AM in response to malek293

ECG is

viewed as a medical device which mean it require official approval from the

government of a country before it's legal for apple to offer


these are the countries which has provided with said approval so far

watchOS - Feature Availability - Apple


ECG

implies that citizens' medical data be stored by a foreign third-party company

without individual approval by the government of said country, and that is not

something all countries feel comfortable with.

Mar 25, 2022 1:51 AM in response to malek293

And;

For the ECG app to work on your watch the ECG app has to be approved by;

A. the government of the country in which the watch was bought and

B.the government of the country in which you reside.

I cant use ecg in my region

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