Scheduled Maintenance on July 16th

The Apple Support Community ‘Search’ functionality will temporarily be unavailable July 16th, 1:00am – 3:00am PDT. Thank you for your patience as we work behind the scenes to improve the community.

Want to highlight a helpful answer? Upvote!

Did someone help you, or did an answer or User Tip resolve your issue? Upvote by selecting the upvote arrow. Your feedback helps others! Learn more about when to upvote >

Kristamills Author

Level 1

5 points

How to record an electrocardiogram with the ECG app on Apple Watch?

Does anyone know if the person wearing the watch needs to hold the crown button while doing and ecg. Thanks

[Re-Titled by Moderator]

Apple Watch Series 9, watchOS 10

Posted on Jul 6, 2024 9:07 PM

4 replies

Dah•veed

Level 9

64,969 points

Jul 7, 2024 12:47 AM in response to Kristamills

You only need to touch the digital crown for an ECG. Don't press the crown.

By touching the crown with the hand opposite the watch, you complete a closed loop from the sensor on the back of the watch, through your body to the hand touching the crown.

Record an electrocardiogram with the ECG app on Apple Watch - Apple Support

M1 Mac mini, macOS 14.5;  Watch, series 7 GPS/cellular, watchOS 10.5; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 17.5; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 17.5; HomePods, audioOS 17.5 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2