{"id":210188,"date":"2025-12-31T15:46:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/210188\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T15:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:46:15","slug":"your-apple-watch-will-soon-detect-high-blood-pressure-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/210188\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Apple Watch Will Soon Detect High Blood Pressure In Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Cover Image\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"img-fluid\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767195974_794_image.png\"\/>Cover image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nst.com.my\/lifestyle\/bots\/2025\/09\/1273423\/tech-apple-unveils-new-watch-line-stronger-health-ai-features\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AFP \/ New Straits Times<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-my\/117296\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Malaysia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/saysdotcom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@saysdotcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VZzynzi6RGJG0QbRfy3O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">WhatsApp<\/a>\u00a0for the latest stories and breaking news.<\/p>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s latest health feature is finally heading to our shores. The Medical Device Authority (MDA) officially granted Apple a medical device for the Apple Watch&#8217;s hypertension notification feature.<\/p>\n<p>The tech giant confirmed it is currently following the necessary distribution procedures and expects to launch the feature for Malaysian users in early 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This tool is designed to spot patterns of chronic high blood pressure, essentially giving your wrist the ability to alert you to a silent killer.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"img-fluid\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/watchos-26-series-10-iphone-16-pro-hypertension-notifications-673x1024.png\" alt=\"SAYS.com\"  \/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-my\/117296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Apple Malaysia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To get this running, users will need an Apple Watch Series 9 or later, or an Apple Watch Ultra 2 or later, running the latest watchOS<\/p>\n<p>The feature is intended for those 22 years or older who are not pregnant and have not already been diagnosed with the condition.<\/p>\n<p>It works by using the optical heart sensor to look for deviations over a 30-day evaluation period, starting from the day of setup.<\/p>\n<p>If a watch pings a notification, it has identified potential hypertension patterns in heart data from the past 30 days.<\/p>\n<p>Users will then be prompted to set up a Blood Pressure Log and use a third-party cuff to track measurements for seven days.<\/p>\n<p>Apple clarified that this is not a substitute for a doctor, and the watch still cannot detect heart attacks or other cardiac events<\/p>\n<p>Apple advises contacting emergency services immediately if you feel chest pressure or tightness.<\/p>\n<p>Follow SAYS Tech on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/saystech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/says.tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>, &amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@saystech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TikTok<\/a>\u00a0for the latest in tech in Malaysia and the world!<br \/>\nRead more trending stories on SAYS<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cover image via AFP \/ New Straits Times &amp; Apple Malaysia Follow us on\u00a0Instagram,\u00a0TikTok, and\u00a0WhatsApp\u00a0for the latest stories&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210189,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[33315,351,127901,356,127902,1605,111,139,69,370,145],"class_list":{"0":"post-210188","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-technews","9":"tag-apple","10":"tag-applewatch","11":"tag-gadgets","12":"tag-highbloodpressure","13":"tag-hypertension","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz","17":"tag-tech","18":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}