Changing the region of the Apple Watch will not activate the new ECG outside the United States

Yesterday we saw how Apple launched the new Watch 5.1.2, a new update to the operating system for Apple Watch that brought one of the most anticipated functions of the Apple Watch Series 4: the ECG, or the electrocardiogram app. A function that requires approval by the health agencies of each country and that already had the authorization of the American FDA. Of course, what about the other countries? Can it be activated in any way by bypassing Apple locks? We already tell you no ... After the jump we give you more details.

After the hopes we had about being able to use the new ECG of the Apple Watch Series 4 with just change the region of our device to the United States, everything has gone down the drain ... And it is that unlike what happens with other functions of the iDevices such as Apple News or Apple Pay Cash, which are activated by changing the region of the devices to the United States or any other country in which that is already available, in the case of the new ECG this does not happen. For now the new ECG is only available on Apple Watch Series 4 purchased in the United StatesNone more since only the US FDA has given the go-ahead to Apple to activate this electrocardiogram (if users have their age set as under 22 years old, they will not be able to use the ECG wherever they are).

So you know, we have to wait a little longer for the European Union (in our case) to authorize this new electrocardiogram function in the community territory. And precisely the fact that it is the European Union, and not the different countries that make it up, the one that has to authorize this use of the electrocardiogram gives us hope that the wait will not be very long in the EU, I do not think it will take long and it is not No wonder other manufacturers include similar functions by copying the guys from Cupertino. In any case, as soon as we find out about a method to bypass the geographical restriction, we will let you know so that you can take advantage of all the functions of your new Apple Watch.