Following the release of iOS 14.7 on Monday, Apple also released watchOS 7.6 the same day. The new operating system adds assorted fixes and changes, its most significant change adding ECG support for the Apple Watch Series 4 and irregular heart rhythm notifications to 30 more regions. To update your Apple Watch, open the watch […]
The Apple’s Watch’s irregular heart rhythm notification feature has now been approved in Australia, indicating that the ECG feature could be soon to follow. Per documents seen by EFTM, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration show that the smartwatch’s irregular rhythm notifications has now been approved and added to the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. While this […]
A good product might get even niftier in its next generation. Apple is rumored to be incorporating new health-focused features as well as a new sensor suit to its sixth-get Apple Watch this fall. The rumors have centered around blood oxygen detection, and an improved ECG, which would accompany the device’s current fall detection and […]
This is definitely nifty. A recently published patent application suggests that Apple is working to turn Apple Watch into a full-fledged medical device, one that can monitor a user’s vital signs and automatically send out an alert should they need urgent care. The application, entitled “Care event detection and alerts” provides for a hardware system […]
Apple put a lot of fixes and changes into its Watch OS 1.0.1 update. It might need a few more. A number of users as well as independent testing have reported that the Watch OS 1.0.1 updated has caused some Apple Watches to track heart rate sporadically, in some cases with an hour or more […]