Question South Africa Galaxy watch 4 Missing Blood oxygen

[PSpies]

Hi Guys

I'm desperate and quite irritated at Samsung .
We Pay exactly the same amount as any other country R5000 south african rands or $331,67 United States Dollars for a Samsung Galaxy watch 4 , but the ECG , Blood pressure and the Blood oxygen is deactivated.

Please can anyone help me just to find a way to bypass it to alteast get the blood oxygen working?

Thank you

Paul

 

[Barmenchik]

I am in the UK, officially ECG works for us.
I have a phone with an EUX region and a watch for South Africa. When I turned on the watch for the first time, I chose the first from the list - Colombia. But as it later became clear, ECG does not work in Colombia. Then I reset the clock and at the first start I chose - Chile.
Chile is on the list of countries where ECG officially operates !! After that, everything works great on my watch for South Africa and the selected region of Chile !!!

 

[jemfalor]

as usual, not sure why samsung has to do this. maybe local regulatories need to approve the feature first

 

[PSpies]

I am in the UK, officially ECG works for us.
I have a phone with an EUX region and a watch for South Africa. When I turned on the watch for the first time, I chose the first from the list - Colombia. But as it later became clear, ECG does not work in Colombia. Then I reset the clock and at the first start I chose - Chile.
Chile is on the list of countries where ECG officially operates !! After that, everything works great on my watch for South Africa and the selected region of Chile !!!

I will try this , i hope this activates the SPO2 (blood oxygen) measurement.

 

[zemetal]

I am in the UK, officially ECG works for us.
I have a phone with an EUX region and a watch for South Africa. When I turned on the watch for the first time, I chose the first from the list - Colombia. But as it later became clear, ECG does not work in Colombia. Then I reset the clock and at the first start I chose - Chile.
Chile is on the list of countries where ECG officially operates !! After that, everything works great on my watch for South Africa and the selected region of Chile !!!

how do you reset the "clock"? thanks

 

[Barmenchik]

Settings- About watch, go to bottom - Reset

 

[PSpies]

Settings- About watch, go to bottom - Reset

i tried this , it doesnt work. Changed my phone region to chile and the watch. tried to update software , nothing ..

 

[Barmenchik]

i tried this , it doesnt work. Changed my phone region to chile and the watch. tried to update software , nothing ..

What country are you in now?

 

[Barmenchik]

Your location must be in one of these countries

• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Chile
• Croatia
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom

 

[PSpies]

What country are you in now?

in South africa, but unable to get this right... so frustrating not to have any of the 3 features

 

[Anoop870210]

Settings- About watch, go to bottom - Reset

My region is south africa. I have tried to reset the watch but after reset it does not provide the option to select another region like the first time. It only wipes the data. Can you provide a step by step guide or a link to a video?

 

[MikePmartin]

Very disappointed! Oxygen readings & ECG not working in South Africa. This was never mentioned!! I bought the watch specifically to monitor sleep patterns, including Oxygen levels. I wonder if I can return the watch?

 

[lexorius]

You can get the ECG & Blood Pressure to work.
I got mine working using a guide on this forum.

Just cannot get the Oxygen working.

 

[MikePmartin]

Thanks Lexorius, but I bought the watch specifically to monitor oxygen through the night. (& potential sleep apnea...)
Lot's of money to spend on a non-waterproof watch only...

 

[GerhardJvR45]

Curious, could anyone get the blood oxygen working?

 

[lexorius]

Curious, could anyone get the blood oxygen working?

No,still hoping for a solution.

 

[MikePmartin]

Curious, could anyone get the blood oxygen working?

No. I would suggest not buying the Galaxy Watch4. With no blood oxygen, no ECG, & no blood pressure monitor in South Africa, there are way better options out there...

 

[lexorius]

No. I would suggest not buying the Galaxy Watch4. With no blood oxygen, no ECG, & no blood pressure monitor in South Africa, there are way better options out there...

At least the ECG, & blood pressure monitor is easy to "activate".

 

[MikePmartin]

At least the ECG, & blood pressure monitor is easy to "activate".

Hi Lexorius. Please give details (step by step)

 

[wh1t3w0lf]

Hi Lexorius. Please give details (step by step)

https://xdaforums.com/t/restriction...striction-removed-22nd-november-2021.4322527/