Samsung had overwhelmed Apple to the punch by certifying their Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 and Samsung Health Monitor app as a Medical Device (SaMD), making it a government-cleared, over-the-counter and cuffless blood strain monitoring utility.
The firm has began rolling out the function to Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 customers as a part of the Health Monitor app, however solely in South Korea.
It is just not identified when Samsung will roll out the app extra broadly (and it could take a very long time going by the ECG function), however some member of XDA-Developers have found out methods to sideload the app to your Galaxy Watch Active 2.
The course of has quite a few steps, however is just not too sophisticated, and is nicely demonstrated on this video by TechnProz under.
The steps embrace:
Enable debugging in your watch by going to Settings >About Watch, scroll to the underside of the listing and faucet on Debugging Mode)On the Galaxy Watch Active2, go to Settings> About Watch> Software, scroll to Software model faucet on it 5 occasions to allow “Developer Options”Restart your watch (maintain the underside button x 7 seconds)Activate WiFi in your watch (identical community the place the PC is related)Download the hooked up information discovered on this put up right here to your PC.Download the AbsolutelyOWNRISK-APK-165 APK (from right here) on to your telephone and launch it to put in. You could have to allow the set up of untrusted apps.Download and set up TizenStudio 3.7 with IDE installer (608MB) (You can uninstall it afterwards).Start TizenStudio, on the prime you will notice a field with “No target” written (see the video), click on on the drop-down menu and select “Launch Remote Device Manager” click on on “Scan” and you can find your watch. You will likely be prompted to just accept a certificates in your watch, so regulate that too and hold its display on.If this doesn’t work you might have to enter the IP deal with of your watch straight into the Remove Device Manager window. This could be discovered underneath Settings> Connections> WIFI> WIFI Networks> IP AddressClick on “Connect ON” and settle for the connection on the watch.Once related, in your PC open the folder containing SDB 2.2.6.0.Make certain to repeat the bp.tpk file downloaded earlier to the identical folder as SDB.exe.Open a CMD window thereType “sdb install bp.tpk” and press enter.
The plugin ought to set up, and then you definately launch the Samsung Health app it ought to now connect with your watch and information you the method of calibrating your watch to measure your BP.
Be certain to look at the video earlier than you begin. Note that whereas the app seems very correct, it’s no substitute for an precise physician, so at all times comply with your medical recommendation.
