ECG support on the Apple Watch Series 4 may take longer to arrive in the UK

Ever since the first Apple Watch hit store shelves a few years ago, Apple has steadfastly refused to release specific sales figures for its increasingly popular wearable. Indeed, the most we've heard from Apple executives is that sales have continued to increase with each passing year as the company continues to add compelling features with each new refresh cycle. With the Apple Watch Series 4, Apple has undoubtedly introduced the most significant refresh to its wearable since the device's inception. Aside from significantly faster internals, the next-gen Apple Watch boasts a much larger display along with enhanced health and fitness tracking functionality.

To the latter point, one of the surprise features of the Apple Watch Series 4 is that the device has ECG support. In other words, the next-gen Apple Watch can read the electrical signals from a user's heart. As Apple notes on its website, the feature can be used to indicate whether or not someone "shows signs of atrial fibrillation — a serious form of irregular heart rhythm — or sinus rhythm, which means your heart is beating in a normal pattern."

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