Samsung activates ECG on Galaxy Watch Active2 in Korea
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 was announced last August with the hardware to measure electrocardiogram (ECG) readings, but the feature wasn't enabled due to pending approvals from regulatory agencies in different countries, and it was only in May this year that Galaxy Watch Active2 got ECG certification in South Korea.
Samsung said it will activate ECG on the Galaxy Watch Active2 in Q3 2020, and the company has kept its promise as the feature is now enabled on the smartwatch, albeit in South Korea only.
To use the ECG feature, Galaxy Watch Active2 users need to download the Samsung Health Monitor app launched in June on the paired smartphone.
The ECG functionality can tell you about your Atrial Fibrillation and Sinus rhythm. It provides Atrial Fibrillation results when your heart rate is higher than usual but shows Sinus rhythm when everything's normal. And when the result is incorrect, the smartwatch will display Measurement Failure or Signal Failure alerts.
The Galaxy Watch Active2 will take around 30 seconds to measure ECG, but it is best not to use the readings for medical diagnosis and treatments. You should visit a medical professional for that.
Even though the ECG feature on Galaxy Watch Active2 in South Korea is now active, it's still unclear when it will be enabled on the smartwatch in other markets.
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Reader comments
- yeah
- 09 Aug 2020
- 0U6
the promise of the EKG function for Active 2 international version becomes a good incentive to buy Watch 3 asap (sarcasm). At least they did it for S.Korea, but as many of Samsung acclaimed products (cough: Bixby or Samsung Pay) they are more of a...
- Mikeo999
- 09 Aug 2020
- nFR
It's not a full ecg but it will give you an accurate recording of cardiac rhythm.
- S P
- 08 Aug 2020
- mx0
You can measure the blood pressure with watch active 2 in UK using app My BP Lab. Also it can be calibrated by proper blood pressure equipment for the best results.
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