Technology
Apple Watch ECG feature set to come to Australia after regulatory approval – 9to5Mac
Australian government’s Therapeutic Goods Administration just approved the ECG feature on Apple Watch, and Apple can launch it in the country.
Apple launched the ECG feature in 2018 exclusively for the Apple Watch Series 4 and primarily in the US with the FDA approval. Three years after that, some countries got the electrocardiogram app, and Australia is probably the next one to get the feature.
As first spotted by 8-Bit, the Australian government’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved the ECG function in the country yesterday, under “Medical Device Class IIa.”
Here’s what TGA said in the document of approval:
The ECG app is…
-
Noosa News21 hours agoAttorney-General appeals ‘plainly unjust’ sentence for teen who caused triple fatal crash
-
General20 hours agoVictorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action to cut 350 jobs
-
Business21 hours agoWhat is Macquarie’s price target for Evolution Mining shares after its FY25 result?
-
General15 hours agoStocks pause, while rate-cut drumbeat weighs on dollar