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Apple releases watchOS 7.6 update, adds ECG support for Apple Watch Series 4 units in additional regions

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 […]

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Apple Watch ECG feature clears health authority approval, can now be used in Australia

If you’re in Australia, this should come in handy. Following regulatory approval by the region’s health authorities, Apple Watch users in Australia are now able to use the device’s ECG feature. More than two years after it was introduced to the States in the Apple Watch Series 4, customers in Australia are now able to […]

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Apple Watch’s ECG feature on cusp of receiving medical device approval in Australia

It looks like the Apple Watch’s ECG feature is about to cross the finish line in Australia, with The 8-Bit reporting that it received approval in February: The Australian Government’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved the ECG feature in the country yesterday under “Medical Device Class IIa,” according to a document first spotted by The 8-Bit. […]

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Apple Watch irregular heart rhythm notification feature edges closer to ECG approval in Australia

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 […]

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Apple releases watchOS 7.3, incorporates new watch face, expanded ECG support with update

This could definitely come in handy. Apple on Tuesday released watchOS, the newest version of its watchOS operating systems for its Apple Watch devices. Apple has just released watchOS 7.3 to the public with a new Unity watch face and expanded ECG support. In addition to the usual slate of bug fixes and user experience improvements, the […]