[jiggawatts]

Most of the Apple Watch health features are blocked in Australia because they were literally too lazy to submit the paperwork to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)!

All a competitor has to do is submit their paperwork and they won't get any competition from Apple. Easy!

[chrisseaton]

Who's the mug in this situation? Apple, or the Australian people?

[threeseed]

ECG has been available in Australia for the last month.

Only health feature that isn't approved is O2 levels.

[jackvalentine]

o2 levels have been available in Aus since it was first in the phone.

[908B64B197]

> Most of the Apple Watch health features are blocked in Australia because they were literally too lazy to submit the paperwork to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)!

Why duplicate all the work done by the FDA? Just use their certificate. Save the taxpayer some money.

[Doctor_Fegg]

If you believe unthinkingly following American regulatory authorities is a good thing, I have a few hundred 737 Max planes to sell you.

[smoldesu]

Because the FDA doesn't really do any work in the first place.

[anoncake]

Because the FDA only certifies that a device meets American laws?