Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Watch Active 2 can be used as devices to measure blood pressure and perform an electrocardiogram, it will take place from the second half of February also in Italy.
Both functions were introduced on Watch Active 2 last summer in Korea, pending the necessary certifications to be activated and used in other markets as well. Last December the Samsung Health Monitor app needed to take the measurements received the CE mark:
There are 31 new countries that will have access to the app functions.Thanks to the recent additions, the owners of Galaxy Watch 3 and Watch Active 2 will therefore be able to keep their health under control in an even easier way. Once your device has been calibrated - in this regard, Samsung recommends performing it at least once every 4 weeks - users will only need a few simple steps to start the measurement.
Blood pressure is measured directly from the Samsung Health Monitor app by performing a pulse analysis and using the heart rate monitoring sensors.
The electrocardiogram function, on the other hand, records the electrical impulse of the heart through a special sensor. To proceed with heart rate measurement you will need to:
To use both new features, users will need to make sure they have the latest version of the Samsung Health Monitor app installed on both their smartphone and watch. The release of the Samsung Health Monitor update for smartwatches will kick off in the second half of February.
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