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Last updated: December 7th, 2022 at 09:09 UTC+01:00
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The Malaysian Medical Device Authority, which approves and authorizes medical-grade devices in Malaysia, has recently approved (via Lowyat) the Samsung Blood Pressure app in the country. It means that all the Galaxy Watches that have the feature on a hardware level would be able to offer it to users.
The Blood Pressure app from Samsung is intended for over-the-counter use in adults over 22 years of age. It can measure blood pressure (systolic and diastolic), pulse rate, and historical charts for the user via a connected Samsung smartphone. The app doesn't work on non-Samsung Android smartphones. There is no mention of ECG in the certification document, so it doesn't look like ECG is coming to Samsung's smartwatches anytime soon.
Blood pressure monitoring was first launched in South Korea and then expanded to 31 additional countries two years ago. To refresh your memory, the blood pressure monitoring feature is available on the Galaxy Watch Active 2, Galaxy Watch 3, Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, Galaxy Watch 5, and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro.
Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S21 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.
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