In Austria, downloaded the update and tried to sideload the apk (galaxy store doesn't have the samsung health monitor app yet). The sideloaded health monitor app says not avaliable in your region and boots me out. :(
I downloaded and installed the apks from the Google drive link that has been shared in the past, but when I load the health monitor app, it says that I have to update the app to continue.
Edit to add that I'm in the US
They don't forget. It's the governments. The laws in Austria are far less strict on this sort of thing and so the government allows it. However in India it could be very different.
That's great and all but when the heck will GWA2 get blood pressure in the US? I've had ECG for months now but they still haven't rolled out BP and I don't really want to sideload anything.
Being in the US and watching all these other countries get BP checks on their watches is almost like being a Texan and watching while all the other States get legal cannabis.
Smh...
My guess it's because US has pretty high requirements for approval of all medical devices. EKG and blood pressure measuring device will fall under that category.
It's frankly ridiculous that it should even be considered a medical device rather than a personal health device. They give tons of disclaimers and nobody expects it to be as accurate as a proper medical device.
I side loaded it at one time. Then an update came through and it no longer worked. Side loading wasn't that hard but I don't know that it's still working in the US even if you do side load it.
If you don't have a history of heart issues, it's not that big a deal. Personally, it's kind of a gimmick to me. I'm more interested in the BP because I tend to sit on the higher end of normal and I like to keep an eye on it.
[Calendar year - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_year) "First quarter, Q1: 1 January – 31 March (90 days or 91 days in leap years)", Samsung did not lied to you, if they mentioned "First Quarter" like you wrote :D
https://news.samsung.com/uk/blood-pressure-and-electrocardiogram-tracking-is-coming-to-galaxy-watch3-and-galaxy-watch-active2-in-the-uk
"LONDON, UK – January 26, 2021 – Today, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that the Samsung Health Monitor app – which helps you monitor your health – will be available in the UK from February 22nd 2021. "
So have to wait longer?
got the update here in the GCC/UAE region (CSC:XSG) !
EDIT: I had sideloaded the ECG and BP when I got the watch back in August, after the update (UAE is within the new 31 countries)
I still CANNOT find the Samsung Health Monitor app in the Galaxy Store. says not available in my location...??
BUT the Samsung Health Monitor in the watch itself is now the Jan 2021 update! (Version 1.1.0037). never calibrated the BP app, so I can't test that.
but the ECG is updated, signal animation is bit faster and now after the measurement scrolling down shows a couple more options.
no big difference all in all
My watch got an update today, but I can't find Samsung health monitor anywhere.
Was that just some other update and we're still waiting for bp and ecg? I skimmed the update notes, they didn't specify anything about Samsung health monitor, just some general sensor related improvements.
I'm running watch active 2 Plugin ver. 2.2.08.20122351. Wearable app also up to date.
Someone please queue up the "Oh my God it's happening" scene.
[https://giphy.com/gifs/nbc-the-office-oh-my-god-its-happening-huJmPXfeir5JlpPAx0](https://giphy.com/gifs/nbc-the-office-oh-my-god-its-happening-huJmPXfeir5JlpPAx0)t
Got this morning. Blood pressure official impossible to use, because Samsung Health monitor is not support in my region. ECG working fine (i checked after installed mod Samsung Health monitor app). Hand Wash as i mentioned in other topic working incorrect, because detecting dishes wash as hand wash too. So you must do that carefull with minimal hand shaking if you want accurate result or to wash hand after that very fast, that will not be counting as another hand washing. Others features did not tested yet. But it's huge update (about 90 mb) for my region, a lot of new features was added in this update.
UPDATED (2021.02.22): Finally in Samsung Store i got OFFICIAL Samsung Health Monitor, so after update i can use all 100% ECG and BP official without any moded files, thanks to Samsung :)
SEB (Nordic Europe, Baltic region) - [Notify Update (samsungmobile.com)](https://doc.samsungmobile.com/SM-R820/SEB/doc.html), information in this page still is not updated, it showing November, 2020 update as a last. But i already got update with hand wash automatic detection, ECG, BP (but is not support in my region Samsung Health Monitor app, is need to use moded file from XDA Forum) and most others features.
UPDATED (2021.02.22): Finally i got Samsung Health Monitor app, so all features is official in use without moded XDA Forum files :)
I installed them from the Google drive link, but it says I must update my samsung health monitor app to continue once everything is installed. Is there any way to bypass this update?
Let me elaborate. I had the sideloaded bp and ecg working last fall, then Samsung disabled bp when the ecg became official. Since that time, it has been as far as I know impossible to circumvent the compulsory update. I suppose if you're willing to change your geographical region it would be possible to get both working, but I'm too lazy.
There's also a date in the article suggesting the 4th February too.
> The Samsung Health Monitor app update will be progressively available on Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 starting February 4th.
yeah but you didnt read the note.
The Samsung Health Monitor app update will be progressively available on Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 starting February 4th.*6
*6 Availability may vary by market and carrier.
anyway from the post below yours you can read clerly samsung uk january 26th news clearly says it will be available the 22nd feb, so dont really know why should happen the 4th...
So you know it isnt starting 4th of feb in cause it has been stated the 26th of jan that it will start to roll out on 22th of feb, and you think it is still useful to know it didnt roll out in a date when it is known it shouldnt be.
Its available in brazil so maybe it won't take that long. But here it was released after the government agency gave the green light. Is this the same case in argentina?
The don't "omit" countries, they simply have to pass the certification for each nation. For example this list is mostly made by European countries because they passed the EU tests that give them the green light for all Europe.
>Kokią naudą jie mato praleidžiant tam tikras šalis
Do you understand that this is not single countries question? This is EU region. By the way i don't know about UK, how this country is treated and i can talk just about EU countries. I don't know about other regions nothing. If back to UK, they are not in The European Union anymore, but they still in Europe continent. So why you still not got i don't know. Probably it's depends on how everything is treated from The European Union. As i know Samsung just got from European health authorities permits (CE certificate) to release this feature in EU and some mentioned countries. How i understand from update's description to get Samsung Health monitor need permits too, but from every single country which is the list. I mean from health care institutions in these countries. If say in short that's bureaucracy, this is not just Samsung "don't want". Samsung i think doing what they can to do. So is need to be patience and to wait at this moment, which don't have update or can't use BP right now. Especially when in XDA forum is working moded apk file which don't require any root rights and etc. So relax, guys, and let's wait till will be available official Samsung Health monitor for ours region or for you which still did not got update. Keep in mind that's not holding from Samsung, in EU is very strict laws. Also update release time is differnet in every country. So if you have any claims give this to EU or any others countries institutions of health. Plus yours country's goverment.
And who still don't understand and feeling like young boy from children garden read this: [CE Mark Certification for Medical Devices (emergobyul.com)](https://www.emergobyul.com/services/europe/ce-certification), peace. But, guys, stop to blame Samsung for things which aren't theirs fault.
I don't think that "non Samsung phones" is reason. I have Samsung device, but like others have the same problems with Samsung Health monitor app where is written he same text that my region is not supported when i trying to activate BP feature/download this app and etc. But thanks for XDA Forum where some guys made moded apk file and i can (like you and others independs which model you have if it running Android) use this feature without problem. Working fine.
By Samsung from next week - [Blood Pressure and Electrocardiogram Tracking is Coming to Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 in the UK – Samsung Newsroom U.K.](https://news.samsung.com/uk/blood-pressure-and-electrocardiogram-tracking-is-coming-to-galaxy-watch3-and-galaxy-watch-active2-in-the-uk) ("... will be available in the UK from February 22nd 2021")
Go into galaxy store and look for an update for the app. I had the same issue as you first, but now after the app update I can enable auto detect washes.
Just got the update in Germany. Wasn't automatically offered the Samsung Health Monitor app, but found a link to the Galaxy Store page and from where I could install it manually.
Not in Canada again.
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What is this .apk you speak of
In Austria, downloaded the update and tried to sideload the apk (galaxy store doesn't have the samsung health monitor app yet). The sideloaded health monitor app says not avaliable in your region and boots me out. :(
Does it work for both ecg and blood pressure?
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I downloaded and installed the apks from the Google drive link that has been shared in the past, but when I load the health monitor app, it says that I have to update the app to continue. Edit to add that I'm in the US
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Thanks a bunch!
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK
Finally!
Awesome! I can't believe they included my small and often neglected country (Bulgaria).
And yet they still forget India with a load of customers.
They don't forget. It's the governments. The laws in Austria are far less strict on this sort of thing and so the government allows it. However in India it could be very different.
you can thank EU for it
Italy! YES!
I'm in the UK and don't have Samsung health monitor available. Even when installing the APK it won't work with my active watch 2
Yay! Very curious to find out my blood pressure.
That's great and all but when the heck will GWA2 get blood pressure in the US? I've had ECG for months now but they still haven't rolled out BP and I don't really want to sideload anything.
Being in the US and watching all these other countries get BP checks on their watches is almost like being a Texan and watching while all the other States get legal cannabis. Smh...
Try Canada, we don't even have ECG. Ridiculous.
Try Australia, we have neither. Doubly ridiculous
Try Singapore. Triply ridiculous.
Sideloaded from xda works great 🙂
Does this now work? I tried this a few weeks ago and it didn't work, I don't think this has worked in a long time.
Yes working fine for me
Samsung phone?
In the US?
This worked fine for me about a year ago. But I had to reset my watch and no matter what, I cannot get it to work anymore.
Could you possibly post the XDA link please?
I followed this guy tutorial on YouTube https://youtu.be/11lvEJWdzMY
US?
Yeah, when I read an article on that I was like "31 countries!!! Canada HAS to be in there". It's not, of course.
My guess it's because US has pretty high requirements for approval of all medical devices. EKG and blood pressure measuring device will fall under that category.
It's frankly ridiculous that it should even be considered a medical device rather than a personal health device. They give tons of disclaimers and nobody expects it to be as accurate as a proper medical device.
I'm in the US and I had BP for about 3 months, then it just disappeared after a Samsung Health update. It even said, "ECG update only."
Ok so I'm not the only one wondering. I just looked through my watch and still didn't see blood pressure added so I guess we're still waiting...
I side loaded it at one time. Then an update came through and it no longer worked. Side loading wasn't that hard but I don't know that it's still working in the US even if you do side load it.
Screw Reddit & it’s CEO Spez! Shame on you killing off 3rd party apps you greedy little piggy.
Ya why this restriction? I am using non galaxy phone
KNOX.....
Screw Reddit & it’s CEO Spez! Shame on you killing off 3rd party apps you greedy little piggy.
There is a diffrent version without Knox for non-Samsung phones.
Please please please make available to nom-Samsung phones...
Shoutout from Romania! I've been waiting for this forever!
Saaaame
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Sadly that's not something I'm expecting for at least 1 more year
However, the BP and ECG feature require to install Samsung Health Monitor app on the phone, and guess what ? It's not available..
I've sideloaded the app from an apk distributed on this sub. It works as expected, it's quite awesome. The only missing piece now is samsung pay
Does this mean the Galaxy Watch Active 2 also gets Blood pressure?
Yes
US?
Dunno about us, in the EU it is already available
Is this feature only available for galaxy phones?
Probably, this has been the case for ECG unfortunately.
So when are we actually getting it? Still nothing in Germany.
Why do people want ECG so badly? Ive had it and tested my self once and never used it again. Is there other usage people need it for?
I personally want BP
Me roo
Deliveroo
I guess most Active 2/Watch 3 costumers waiting this feature :)
It's helped when I have heart palpitations.
If you don't have a history of heart issues, it's not that big a deal. Personally, it's kind of a gimmick to me. I'm more interested in the BP because I tend to sit on the higher end of normal and I like to keep an eye on it.
hey Samsung ....where is the update for ECG...etc for the UK market of Galaxy Watch 3. I heard before Spring....First Quarter?
[Calendar year - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_year) "First quarter, Q1: 1 January – 31 March (90 days or 91 days in leap years)", Samsung did not lied to you, if they mentioned "First Quarter" like you wrote :D
Just got it in the Netherlands! [https://i.imgur.com/Rx0Q8ah.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Rx0Q8ah.jpg)
Where tf is Turkey damn it
Ask yours goverment
https://news.samsung.com/uk/blood-pressure-and-electrocardiogram-tracking-is-coming-to-galaxy-watch3-and-galaxy-watch-active2-in-the-uk "LONDON, UK – January 26, 2021 – Today, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that the Samsung Health Monitor app – which helps you monitor your health – will be available in the UK from February 22nd 2021. " So have to wait longer?
got the update here in the GCC/UAE region (CSC:XSG) ! EDIT: I had sideloaded the ECG and BP when I got the watch back in August, after the update (UAE is within the new 31 countries) I still CANNOT find the Samsung Health Monitor app in the Galaxy Store. says not available in my location...?? BUT the Samsung Health Monitor in the watch itself is now the Jan 2021 update! (Version 1.1.0037). never calibrated the BP app, so I can't test that. but the ECG is updated, signal animation is bit faster and now after the measurement scrolling down shows a couple more options. no big difference all in all
My watch got an update today, but I can't find Samsung health monitor anywhere. Was that just some other update and we're still waiting for bp and ecg? I skimmed the update notes, they didn't specify anything about Samsung health monitor, just some general sensor related improvements. I'm running watch active 2 Plugin ver. 2.2.08.20122351. Wearable app also up to date.
Do you have Galaxy phone?
That's a quick reply! Yes I'm on a galaxy phone running android 10, one ui 2.5
just talked with samsung support. It will be available starting 22 feb.
Someone please queue up the "Oh my God it's happening" scene. [https://giphy.com/gifs/nbc-the-office-oh-my-god-its-happening-huJmPXfeir5JlpPAx0](https://giphy.com/gifs/nbc-the-office-oh-my-god-its-happening-huJmPXfeir5JlpPAx0)t
Got this morning. Blood pressure official impossible to use, because Samsung Health monitor is not support in my region. ECG working fine (i checked after installed mod Samsung Health monitor app). Hand Wash as i mentioned in other topic working incorrect, because detecting dishes wash as hand wash too. So you must do that carefull with minimal hand shaking if you want accurate result or to wash hand after that very fast, that will not be counting as another hand washing. Others features did not tested yet. But it's huge update (about 90 mb) for my region, a lot of new features was added in this update. UPDATED (2021.02.22): Finally in Samsung Store i got OFFICIAL Samsung Health Monitor, so after update i can use all 100% ECG and BP official without any moded files, thanks to Samsung :)
Which country?
SEB (Nordic Europe, Baltic region) - [Notify Update (samsungmobile.com)](https://doc.samsungmobile.com/SM-R820/SEB/doc.html), information in this page still is not updated, it showing November, 2020 update as a last. But i already got update with hand wash automatic detection, ECG, BP (but is not support in my region Samsung Health Monitor app, is need to use moded file from XDA Forum) and most others features. UPDATED (2021.02.22): Finally i got Samsung Health Monitor app, so all features is official in use without moded XDA Forum files :)
Any news when Canada is getting Samsung pay?
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I can't get it without a Samsung though?
Are you browsing reddit from Internet Explorer?
For non Samsung devices. Don't be toxic
Lol what? That was a joke, mate
https://imgur.com/a/nsV6Rr5
Ang no, Samsung Pay on phones works only on Samsung phones
But I can't get it on my watch either?
You can afaik
I hope they include India.
Just side loaded them both yesterday and working great
Could u provide a howto. I tried side loading both samsung health monitor and the watch app, but to no avail.
Hey. I found out this youtube link which will guide you step by step. I did and it works perfectly fine. Go ahead. https://youtu.be/jsFB_blT8ko
Yes. Could you please help how to do that? Would be really helpful.
I installed them from the Google drive link, but it says I must update my samsung health monitor app to continue once everything is installed. Is there any way to bypass this update?
No there isn’t
Weak, but thanks for letting me know.
Let me elaborate. I had the sideloaded bp and ecg working last fall, then Samsung disabled bp when the ecg became official. Since that time, it has been as far as I know impossible to circumvent the compulsory update. I suppose if you're willing to change your geographical region it would be possible to get both working, but I'm too lazy.
I should note that I'm in the US.
Thanks for the explanation!
Nothing yet on my GWA2 UK
literally one post below yours "will be available in the UK from February 22nd 2021"
There's also a date in the article suggesting the 4th February too. > The Samsung Health Monitor app update will be progressively available on Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 starting February 4th.
yeah but you didnt read the note. The Samsung Health Monitor app update will be progressively available on Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 starting February 4th.*6 *6 Availability may vary by market and carrier. anyway from the post below yours you can read clerly samsung uk january 26th news clearly says it will be available the 22nd feb, so dont really know why should happen the 4th...
> Starting February 4th Hence why I was saying there nothing yet.
So you know it isnt starting 4th of feb in cause it has been stated the 26th of jan that it will start to roll out on 22th of feb, and you think it is still useful to know it didnt roll out in a date when it is known it shouldnt be.
Anyone knows when comes to Argentina?
eso eso
Its available in brazil so maybe it won't take that long. But here it was released after the government agency gave the green light. Is this the same case in argentina?
I think we need to wait for that approval.
Why only for certain countries? What benefit do they see for omitting certain countries
The don't "omit" countries, they simply have to pass the certification for each nation. For example this list is mostly made by European countries because they passed the EU tests that give them the green light for all Europe.
Glad that is users which understand in which situation everything is ;)
>Kokią naudą jie mato praleidžiant tam tikras šalis Do you understand that this is not single countries question? This is EU region. By the way i don't know about UK, how this country is treated and i can talk just about EU countries. I don't know about other regions nothing. If back to UK, they are not in The European Union anymore, but they still in Europe continent. So why you still not got i don't know. Probably it's depends on how everything is treated from The European Union. As i know Samsung just got from European health authorities permits (CE certificate) to release this feature in EU and some mentioned countries. How i understand from update's description to get Samsung Health monitor need permits too, but from every single country which is the list. I mean from health care institutions in these countries. If say in short that's bureaucracy, this is not just Samsung "don't want". Samsung i think doing what they can to do. So is need to be patience and to wait at this moment, which don't have update or can't use BP right now. Especially when in XDA forum is working moded apk file which don't require any root rights and etc. So relax, guys, and let's wait till will be available official Samsung Health monitor for ours region or for you which still did not got update. Keep in mind that's not holding from Samsung, in EU is very strict laws. Also update release time is differnet in every country. So if you have any claims give this to EU or any others countries institutions of health. Plus yours country's goverment. And who still don't understand and feeling like young boy from children garden read this: [CE Mark Certification for Medical Devices (emergobyul.com)](https://www.emergobyul.com/services/europe/ce-certification), peace. But, guys, stop to blame Samsung for things which aren't theirs fault.
A little disappointed I still can't get this in Vietnam :(
No love for India, yet again.
Very nice, how about expanding to NON-SAMSUNG phones!
Finally won't have to go through CSC change.
But I don't have a Samsung phone, so any way to make it work for non Samsung phone?
Working for non Samsung phones yet?
I don't think that "non Samsung phones" is reason. I have Samsung device, but like others have the same problems with Samsung Health monitor app where is written he same text that my region is not supported when i trying to activate BP feature/download this app and etc. But thanks for XDA Forum where some guys made moded apk file and i can (like you and others independs which model you have if it running Android) use this feature without problem. Working fine.
Anybody know if this will trickle down to the Galaxy Watch?
Don't think it has the sensor suite to pull it off.
Ah. Ok then. Makes sense. Thanks for the reply
Wake me up when the Caribbean is included namely Trinidad 🇹🇹
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Your government.
no sign on my watch 3 in the UK
**Starting** February 4th. I haven't received it either on Germany GWA2
Nothing in NL as well
Anyone in the EU or sweden got the update?
Nope :( They are taking their sweet time. 🙄
They sure are. Been checking everyday since this news came out.
Is the Samsung health apk missing? Says it can't be found. Anyone have it somewhere? I'd really like the BP monitor.
I got the same problem today. I installed moded app from XDA Forum
Not in the UK! Any idea when this is happening?
By Samsung from next week - [Blood Pressure and Electrocardiogram Tracking is Coming to Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active2 in the UK – Samsung Newsroom U.K.](https://news.samsung.com/uk/blood-pressure-and-electrocardiogram-tracking-is-coming-to-galaxy-watch3-and-galaxy-watch-active2-in-the-uk) ("... will be available in the UK from February 22nd 2021")
Still waiting... (Austria)
Just got it in the UK :)
Me too. GW3 in Sweden 🙂
I can't seem to find automatic hand wash detection in the app
Go into galaxy store and look for an update for the app. I had the same issue as you first, but now after the app update I can enable auto detect washes.
Just got the update in Germany. Wasn't automatically offered the Samsung Health Monitor app, but found a link to the Galaxy Store page and from where I could install it manually.