Apple has launched the Apple Watch high blood pressure notification feature in Korea. The feature had previously been available only to users in certain countries, including the United States and the European Union (EU), but Korean users can now use it following recent approval by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

According to Apple on the 28th, the high blood pressure notification feature on Apple Watch has become available in Korea from that day. Users of Apple Watch Series 9 and later models, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later models, can turn on the high blood pressure notification feature in the Health application (app), after which the algorithm analyzes 30 days of data. If the user is suspected of having chronic hypertension, the device sends a notification and recommends consulting a physician. To use this feature, the user must be at least 22 years old and have no prior diagnosis of hypertension. Use by pregnant users is restricted.

The feature operates by using sensors built into the Apple Watch that analyze the user’s heart rate and vascular contraction and relaxation. For this reason, it does not provide a function that measures and displays the user’s blood pressure values in real time. Apple explained that it is not a feature developed for people who already have hypertension or who wish to track their blood pressure in real time. Instead, if the user has a separate blood pressure measuring device, they can record and manage those readings in the Health app.

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