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Apple brings Apple Watch ECG features to 30 more countries with watchOS 7.6 update

By Iskra Petrova

Published: Jul 20, 2021, 1:50 AM

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Apple brings Apple Watch ECG features to 30 more countries with watchOS 7.6 update

Health-related metrics have been among the major features of the Apple Watch and one of its main selling points. Now, AppleInsider reports Apple's most recent watchOS 7.6 has now become available to users around the world. The update brings ECG and irregular heart rhythm notifications to more users.

WatchOS 7.6 brings ECG functionality to 30 more countries, including Fiji, Haiti, and Vatican City

The same regions will now get access to the Apple Watch's irregular heart rhythm notifications, which alerts uses to potentially dangerous heart rates.

Check out the full list of countries that are now receiving the heart-monitoring features of the Apple Watch:

Andorra
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cook Islands
Cyprus
Dominica
Estonia
Fiji
French Southern Territories
Gibraltar
Guadeloupe
Guernsey
Haiti
Isle of Man
Jersey
Monaco
Montserrat
Nauru
Norfolk Islands
Seychelles
Slovenia
St. Barthelemy
St. Helena
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Martin
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Ukraine
Vatican City

Earlier, the ECG functionality was introduced to Australia in the month of May.

For those of you who might be interested, the ECG in the Apple Watch uses electrodes placed in the case and the Digital Crown and measures electrical signals from the heart. It then produces a waveform. This data is then analyzed and heart rate and rhythm data are used to classify AFib (atrial fibrillation or pretty much an irregular and often rapid heart rate).

The ECG features are available to the Apple Watch Series 4, Series 5, and Series 6.

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