ECG feature coming to Epix Gen 2 Pro models?

DC Rainmaker has said he believes the hardware is on this device and only needs Garmin to activate it via a software update. Does anyone have any information on this? Thanks.

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Garmin - Chris over 1 year ago in reply to Former Member +10

OnlyTwo said:
so you are 100% certain it is coming ?

I have no idea... lol

Was just pointing out the HR sensor on the non pro models do not support ECG.

ECG? I have never heard of such technology. If anything…
C.sco over 1 year ago +5

I'll just say the same thing that I said to folks buying the original non-Pro models last year who had the expectation that it might eventually have ECG:

Don't buy a watch with the expectation that…
Former Member over 1 year ago in reply to [Redacted] +3

[Redacted] said:
The only people who know work for Garmin or the FDA. So no. The speculations / "insider information" about ECG coming to the original Epix 2 / Fenix 7 were dead wrong, so... you just have…

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0 [Redacted] over 1 year ago

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The only people who know work for Garmin or the FDA. So no. The speculations / "insider information" about ECG coming to the original Epix 2 / Fenix 7 were dead wrong, so... you just have to wait and see.

0 Former Member over 1 year ago in reply to [Redacted]

[Redacted] said:
The only people who know work for Garmin or the FDA. So no. The speculations / "insider information" about ECG coming to the original Epix 2 / Fenix 7 were dead wrong, so... you just have to wait and see.

Original Epix 2 / Fenix 7 HR sensors do not have the hardware to support ECG, but the pro models do (with the new HR sensor)

0 Former Member over 1 year ago in reply to Former Member

so you are 100% certain it is coming ?

0 Martin Ferenec over 1 year ago

Gen 2 PRO models do have built-in hardware for ECG, they just need FDA approval. I doubt they will fail with the FDA approval, since that would be a huge issue for them (higher unit cost, unhappy customers,...). So it will come eventually.

0 Former Member over 1 year ago in reply to Former Member

so you are 100% certain it is coming ?

I have no idea... lol

Was just pointing out the HR sensor on the non pro models do not support ECG.

0 Niterider4 over 1 year ago in reply to Former Member

I'm 100% sure it might be coming. lol

0 Ced over 1 year ago in reply to Former Member

HR sensor on the non pro models do not support ECG

It is not exact, the venu 2 plus has the same HR sensor and there is an ECG

0 Alfredo159 over 1 year ago in reply to Ced

Epix gen2 does not have a metal ring around the sensor, that's why it can't measure the ecg... Probably the same is for Epix pro with new hr sensor but without metal ring...

For now, it looks like the only Venu 2 plus has that metal ring around the sensor. You can check hardware compatibility at: support.garmin.com/.../

explanation in the video: www.youtube.com/watch

And from Garmin-Chris:

There is an internal hardware component for the ECG feature to work. Other than the Venu 2 Plus, there are no current Outdoor or Fitness segment watches that have the ECG required hardware. The ECG feature cannot be added strictly through software without the hardware already inside the watch case.

Currently, what the HRM-Pro+ provides is not using the same technology that ECG requires to provide the metrics during an ECG test ran.

0 Former Member over 1 year ago in reply to Alfredo159

The new sensors on the pro model do support ECG, because they have the isolation ring. See here at 4:20...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ-dNDG-xbQ

0 johan6504 over 1 year ago in reply to Alfredo159

Alfredo159

Your information is not correct, pro models have the hardware.