The Apple Watch dominates the wearable industry in terms of popularity and features. However, its biggest drawback is that the Apple Watch only works with the iPhone. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 is a solid option. For Android users, it's the only smartwatch in Android Land that runs the latest version of Wear OS with Samsung's One UI Watch. While it boasts a host of health tracking capabilities, it's missing some important features depending on your region. For example, blood pressure monitoring on the Galaxy Watch 4 is not available in the US at the time of writing in April 2022. Fortunately, there's a workaround for this issue. If you have a Galaxy Watch 4 or Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, here's how to enable blood pressure monitoring (and ECG monitoring if it's not available in your region) on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4.
Why are blood pressure monitors not available in some areas?
All companies' products require government approval to include specific health-related features in their devices. This is to ensure that the data generated by the feature is accurate and that the claims made are legitimate. The ECG feature has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but approval is pending for blood pressure monitoring.
Both the ECG and blood pressure monitors are not available on the Galaxy Watch 4 in several regions. This is inconvenient because both are useful features. However, if you want to experience these features on the Galaxy Watch 4, there are ways to do so.
Samsung claims that Blood pressure monitoring will be officially available for the Galaxy Watch 4. In the near future. It's been 6 months since the smartwatch was launched and the update hasn't arrived yet.
Supported regions and devices
Even if BP and ECG are officially supported in your region, there is another caveat to using them. You must have a Samsung smartphone to use them with the Galaxy Watch 4. Otherwise, ECG and BP will not work. This guide will also allow you to use these features on non-Samsung phones. Of course, we cannot guarantee that these features will work flawlessly on all phone models.
As far as zones are concerned, you can use this guide to get ECG and blood pressure monitoring on the Galaxy Watch 4.
How to enable blood pressure monitoring on the GALAXY WATCH 4
In addition to your Galaxy Watch 4, you'll need a smartphone and a PC or Mac to download the app to your smartwatch. Once you have both, you can proceed with the steps.
Note that this will also enable ECG in your region if it is not officially supported.
Setting up ADB and connecting the watch
We will use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to install an app on the Galaxy Watch 4. If you haven't done this before, you can check out our guide on How to install APK on Wear OS smartwatches.
Step 1: Download the ADB files Relevant depending on the operating system you are using on your computer.
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Step 2: Extract the ZIP file to a location of your choice. On Windows, hold down the Shift key and right-click the extracted file, selecting "Open command window here." On Mac and Linux, open Terminal, type cd , and press Enter to change the active directory. Then, drag and drop the extracted folder into the Terminal window. You'll now get a path to this folder in Terminal. Press Enter.
Step 3: to enable ADB debugging On the clock, open Settings app.
Step 4: Scroll down to System Department and press it.
Step 5: Click on around.
Step 6: Scroll until you find the build number. Tap it. 7 times repeatedly to open Developer Options On your watch.
Step 7: when you open Settings app , you will find Developer Options At the bottom of the page. Click on it.
Step 8: Click the toggle next to ADB debugging To enable it, click on green mark When asked for confirmation.
Step 9: Scroll down a little and also enable the toggle next to Correction via Wi-Fi.
Step 10: The watch may initially display a message saying "Unavailable," which will soon be replaced by a string of characters including the IP address. This means that it has been Enable ADB over Wi-Fi. Make a note of the IP address displayed here. It will be something like 192.168.1.325:5555.
Download the required applications
Step 1: The blood pressure feature works via an app called Samsung health monitor It's a region-locked app. We'll use a modified version of the app that bypasses regional restrictions.
Download the APK for your phone Directly on your smartphone itself. The file can be downloaded APK for watch on your computer. Note that these are links to a third-party APKMirror website. While these packages have been tested to be free of any malicious code, proceed with their installation at your own risk.
Step 2: install APK which was downloaded on Your smartphone By clicking on it in files manager Your.
Step 3: Transfer APK file Navigate to the folder where ADB is installed on your computer. In our case, it's the platform-tools folder.
Install the app via ADB
Step 1: in window Bus Terminal Previously open, type ./adb connect The IP address here is what you wrote down earlier. It will look like this:
./adb connect 192.168.1.325:5555.
Step 2: You will now see a prompt on your watch to allow ADB connection. Select OK.
Step 3: will appear Terminal window Now you are connected to the watch.
Step 4: Now, run the command in a Terminal window.
adb -s install Watch4.SHM.MOD.XXXXXX.apk –
Use the APK file name after the word "Installations" In this matter.
Step 5: Wait for the installation to complete. You will see a message. "success" Once finished.
Step 6: Refer to the Settings app On your Galaxy Watch 4, go to Developer Options.
Step 7: Disabled ADB debugging To make sure it is not consumed battery power In the background unnecessarily.
Use the app to measure blood pressure
Now that all the required apps and files are installed on your watch and phone, you can use the blood pressure feature on your Galaxy Watch 4.
Step 1: Open Samsung Health Monitor app On your smartphone and log in with Samsung account Your.
Step 2: Now run Samsung Health Monitor app On your Galaxy Watch 4, go to The initial setup.
Step 3: Locate Blood pressure option Follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate the watch.
You can also use the ECG feature from here if it is not available in your area.
Measuring blood pressure on the GALAXY Watch 4
Using a modified version of the app and following a few simple steps, you can learn how to enable blood pressure monitoring directly on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4. You can also use the ECG feature if it's not officially available in your region. Note that the watch readings are indicative and for reference purposes only. They are not medical-grade.
