Apple Watch Series 4 ECG feature is hardware-locked to the U.S.

Though earlier reports indicated that it would be possible for those in other countries, including Canada, to unlock the Apple Watch Series 4’s ECG feature by changing the wearable’s region, it seems that isn’t the case.

Many assumed that similar to Apple News, which also isn’t available in Canada, users would be able to change the Series 4’s region to access the wearable’s new, currently U.S.-exclusive ECG functionality.

According to Apple developer Guilherme Rambo, the Series 4’s ECG functionality is region-locked to the U.S. version of the smartwatch based on serial number.

This means that using VPN or DNS region-switching trickery won’t work as Apple limits ECG functionality per device identifier.

As a result, if you were hoping to get ECG up and running in Canada by switching the smartwatch’s region, that isn’t possible.

To get the ECG app for the Apple Watch Series 4, you need to be running iOS 12.1.1 on your smartphone, have watchOS 5.1.2 on the wearable and also purchase the wearable in the U.S.

It’s unclear when the Apple Watch Series 4’s ECG feature is making its way to Canada, given that Apple hasn’t submitted a medical device application.

Via: iPhone in Canada 

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