Galaxy Watch and ECG

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#298935 28-Jul-2022 17:18

Hi.

Does anyone know if the Galaxy Watch can do ECG's/BP in NZ? Was about to get one for the missus, and NL website states it can, but JB website states it can't. Bit of googling and I can see it wasn't available earlier in the year, but unsure if it is now.

I see there is ways to make it work, but hate to invest based on that and then a software update stops it somehow.

If not avail, does anyone have a recommendation on a watch that may pick up irrlegular or fast heartbeats?

(Android user, and getting iPhone/apple watch is a bit out of budget)

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#2947516 28-Jul-2022 17:39

Not in NZ versions, but in parallel imported ones. Can be side loaded into NZ ones.

Covered in this thread

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=97&topicid=290417

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#2947519 28-Jul-2022 18:02

Thanks, I saw that thread, but it was a bit older. I was hoping a new development in Samsung allowing it (wishful thinking).

Not too keen on sideloading an App onto it - it's possible a software update could disable that side load I'm theorizing, or else I'm continually taking the watch from angry wife and tinkering with it to keep it going. :D

Anyone know why it's disabled in NZ?

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#2947539 28-Jul-2022 19:20

The watch would not have the technical and equipment to be able to do this function.

Ive bought a cheap watch from overseas that claimed to be able to take bp and basically you got a lottery of what the numbers produced.

In another thread on Geekzone the Huawei Watch D which Mauricio has done an excellent review.

It comes with a medical certified Bp and ECG monitoring capability. Minipump in the actual watch and Strap with little airbag which blows up just like in your usual Bp machine. This has also been certified as medical grade.

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#2947549 28-Jul-2022 19:51

@DarrenJ The Quantified Scientist on YT has lots of scientifically tested fitness watch/band reviews and recommendations.

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#2958320 23-Aug-2022 15:06

Now the Watch 5 is out, I assume that it still doesn't have this function? I bet we don't get the temperature one either...

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#2958356 23-Aug-2022 16:41

I loaded it on to my NZ purchased watch. Easy to do following YouTube videos. Works great.

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#2985755 21-Oct-2022 10:00

hairy1: I loaded it on to my NZ purchased watch. Easy to do following YouTube videos. Works great.

Do you mind sharing a link if you can still find the tutorial you've used? Just want to see how complicated the process is.

I also cannot find the mobile app in my Playstore but I guess this can be easily sideloaded, but my concern is actually getting it activated on the watch itself. Does it feed data back to the app etc?

Also stuck in deciding whether I should get the GW5 or Fitbit Sense 2 so just weighing out my options.

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#2985759 21-Oct-2022 10:07

I ended up doing it. I dont have the link handy that I used but I think I just I followed this one, or a similar one.

It was fairly straight forward from what I remember and I did it on a Watch 5

https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-enable-ecg-blood-pressure-monitoring-samsung-galaxy-watch-4/

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#2985762 21-Oct-2022 10:13

I have a Huawei Watch D which is Medsafe approved for BP and is very good. My doc is really impressed with it.

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#2988665 27-Oct-2022 12:00

DarrenJ:

I ended up doing it. I dont have the link handy that I used but I think I just I followed this one, or a similar one.

It was fairly straight forward from what I remember and I did it on a Watch 5

https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-enable-ecg-blood-pressure-monitoring-samsung-galaxy-watch-4/

Thank you.

Does the data (ECG/BP) sync to the app all fine?

I also assume this app does not get updates?

Does the watch continue to receive updates?

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#2988671 27-Oct-2022 12:29

Geekeneer:

DarrenJ:

I ended up doing it. I dont have the link handy that I used but I think I just I followed this one, or a similar one.

It was fairly straight forward from what I remember and I did it on a Watch 5

https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-enable-ecg-blood-pressure-monitoring-samsung-galaxy-watch-4/

Thank you.

Does the data (ECG/BP) sync to the app all fine?

I also assume this app does not get updates?

Does the watch continue to receive updates?

Havent got around to calibrating the BP with a manual stethoscope so not using that.

ECG sync's fine - it's my wife's watch and she is always bringing it up on her phone screen to show me. Not sure on app updates as she hasnt mentioned it.

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#2988686 27-Oct-2022 13:30

psychrn:

The watch would not have the technical and equipment to be able to do this function.

Ive bought a cheap watch from overseas that claimed to be able to take bp and basically you got a lottery of what the numbers produced.

In another thread on Geekzone the Huawei Watch D which Mauricio has done an excellent review.

It comes with a medical certified Bp and ECG monitoring capability. Minipump in the actual watch and Strap with little airbag which blows up just like in your usual Bp machine. This has also been certified as medical grade.

My wife has the D and we compared to it medical grade equipment at a Cardiologist and it was quite a ways off accurate. After seeing that I'd be very reluctant to rely on it for accurate results.

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#2988737 27-Oct-2022 13:53

networkn:

psychrn:

The watch would not have the technical and equipment to be able to do this function.

Ive bought a cheap watch from overseas that claimed to be able to take bp and basically you got a lottery of what the numbers produced.

In another thread on Geekzone the Huawei Watch D which Mauricio has done an excellent review.

It comes with a medical certified Bp and ECG monitoring capability. Minipump in the actual watch and Strap with little airbag which blows up just like in your usual Bp machine. This has also been certified as medical grade.

My wife has the D and we compared to it medical grade equipment at a Cardiologist and it was quite a ways off accurate. After seeing that I'd be very reluctant to rely on it for accurate results.

I have a totally different experience where my doc, initially quite dubious, made successive measurements between the watch and a traditional cuff and was very happy with the results from a comparison perspective.

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#2988752 27-Oct-2022 14:20

cshwone:

I have a totally different experience where my doc, initially quite dubious, made successive measurements between the watch and a traditional cuff and was very happy with the results from a comparison perspective.

We found it was 10-15% off at rest and around 25% off during excercise.

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#2988766 27-Oct-2022 14:37

I suspect we are talking at cross purposes here and I believe you are referring to Pulse measurements whereas my interest was in BP

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