Out of curiosity, I actually wrote to KKM to ask. The Corporate Communications department replied that the relevant department will reply back soon

when you wrote that?

Last week

ah i see. nice! hopefully they reply

Hmm my stated ECG is active - no mentioned of unavailable for region. I’m on iOS14 Beta + WatchOS 7 Beta as well.


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Please update us if there is a reply. Thanks a lot for the initiative.

Hi guys, which version should i be getting? Considering between the cellular version vs the regular one
My primary usage will be for:
1) Octopus(touchngo equivalent in HK) for MTR daily
2) Spotify with airpods? possible? or must I use Apple Music? Planning to leave phone at home and go jogging with airpods
3) Apple Pay
4) Receiving calls with airpods? Need cellular for this?

Thanks. I've been so outdated with technology please enlighten me haha

the answer is obvious. cellular version.

Wow, thanks for the initiative. Hopefully will get a positive reply from them.

Thanks for the reply!
Also, is the SS sapphire glass worth it over the regular aluminum Ion glass? I assume ill be using it for around 7 years before they stop updating it

Your Apple Watch battery will probably last you 3 years. After that you will not be able to use the watch effectively as you will need to charge the battery etc. very often.

Anyone has a 3rd party inexpensive charger to suggest?

Your post prompted me to check my local ECG availability:



I didn’t even know that! But it’s not like I’m using that function at the moment.

I assume there’ll be a cost involved in the receiving and reading of that ECG?

Many Beta users have done the activation with us and confirmed this as well. "Unavailable for region" did not display on their devices.

However, most of them were in the latest beta.

yeap, that was from beta 1 =) it no longer appears as unavailable after beta 2

EDIT: also, it was probably just a bug on the health app, I was still able to use my ECG while on beta 1 previously, so no biggie

This post has been edited by louis198920: Aug 3 2020, 08:35 AM

my anniversary next week, want to give my wife aws5. or wait for aws6? hm.. in dilemma.

Wait for 6 to come out then buy 2nd hand 5 with receipt showing usage of not more than 6 months

While you're at it, do ask for TouchNGo usage as well. It's a game changer in HK. Nowadays i make most payments with it + transportation like MTR/buses with a tap of the watch. Plus, with Apple Pay and cellular, I rarely even use my wallet/phone much, maybe except for buying food at certain old school brick and mortar stores. I could literally leave my phone and wallet in my bag all day at work. I've been holding back on purchasing since AW1 because I thought it wasn't really useful until the Octopus(touchngo equivalent) and Apple Pay features came along. I couldn't care less about the ECG but it's nice to have the fall detection feature. Jogging with just the watch and airpods is something Steve Jobs probably didn't even envision couple years back.

Haha I don’t think KKM handles Touchngo or Apple Pay. I think there is a petition to request Apple to introduce Apple Pay to Malaysia so until that happens, Touchngo on Apple Pay might need to wait

Ah what i meant was emailing the gov in that context