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Apple seemingly removing HealthKit compatible iOS 8 apps from App Store due to issues (U: Apple statement)

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Several apps began rolling out on the App Store this morning with HealthKit support for Apple’s new Health app, but it seems issues on Apple’s side have forced HealthKit-compatible apps to be completely removed from the App Store the morning of iOS 8’s (and Apple’s Health app’s) release.

Apps affected include workout app Carrot Fit, calorie counting app MyFitnessPal, and major health app WebMD among others. Each app that has been pulled from availability on the App Store previously introduced full support for iOS 8’s HealthKit feature, which Apple encouraged developers of such apps to have ready for iOS 8 launch day earlier this year at WWDC. Federico Viticci shared on Twitter that Apple has contacted two HealthKit app developers about the situation.

Another large maker of health related apps postponed its planned launch of Health integration at the last minute today due to delays from Apple, according to sources. It’s unclear if the apps will return in time for iOS 8’s launch scheduled for later this morning, but completely removing these apps from the App Store is not a good sign of something to expect on launch day.

Update: It looks like Apple is working on a fix for HealthKit and that Health- integrated apps might not be ready for today’s launch, according to tweets from developer of the Carrot Fit app Brian Mueller:

[tweet https://twitter.com/BrianMueller333/status/512265489293537280]

[tweet https://twitter.com/BrianMueller333/status/512266581679030272]

Update 2: Apple has commented on the issue and says the bug that caused HealthKit to be held back is expected to be resolved by the end of the month.

[tweet https://twitter.com/tim/status/512330737916608512]

[tweet https://twitter.com/tim/status/512331555315134466]

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Comments

  1. luckydcxx - 10 years ago

    how is 8.0 still not 100% ready? they have been working on it for over a year.

  2. So how long until we get custom keyboard and notification widgets?
    I could see things being very buggy for the first little bit.

    • eldonchew - 10 years ago

      SwiftKey and Fleksy have confirmed that they will be available when iOS 8 launches later today.

      • samuelsnay - 10 years ago

        Look for Fleksy on the App Store. Hell, search for keyboards. It looks like they’ve been taken down.

    • Michael Weisberg - 10 years ago

      Flesky said their keyboard is launching in the app store today.

      http://flesky.com/getios

    • Swype is available, but I had to search for the Dev company and scroll through their apps to find it. Not even searching for the official app name “Swype – Keyboard” yielded the proper results.

  3. Benjamin Yunker - 10 years ago

    I’ve been using a couple of these apps, and have indeed seen some odd behavior (including for some reason the reporting of me taking about 50,000 more steps this morning than I actually did, after a 7k run). Using Carrot Fit and Endomondo so far.

  4. Oops. This certainly isn’t good for Apple…

  5. Timothy Williamson - 10 years ago

    Apps with notification widgets are showing up now.

    I’m wondering how long until we see a Youtube video from Samsung making fun of the bumpy HealthKit release.

  6. taoprophet420 - 10 years ago

    With HealthKit, HomeKit, Carplay, Swift and other new software delays and bugs should be expected.

    Did Apple go on a software design hiring spree? With all the new api’s for iOS and OSX and the continuity and handoff features I am really surprised iOS 8 and Yosemite have kept on schedule with barely any feature cuts.

  7. coinaphrase - 10 years ago

    If you are a developer, read the release notes carefully on the IOS member center.
    Wait for 8.0.1.

  8. Is this related to the inquiry they got from Connecticut Attorney General re:health data?

  9. Christina Stanberry Marr - 10 years ago

    I downloaded iOS 8 last night and upon waking up the first thing I wanted to do was check out the new Health app. However, I can’t even find it. Is this one we must go download? Or, is it one that should automatically install to my device during the software download? Either way, I can’t seem to find the app.

  10. Stuart Benas - 10 years ago

    i updated last and it turns out my iphone 5s tracked my steps for the week and my run today

  11. Theresa Ciardi Sheehan - 10 years ago

    how do i get the health app? its not on the ipad after download and I can’t find it in the app store

  12. Srinivasan Ramasami - 9 years ago

    the ios8 itself a padora box! they implemented nothing contrary to their big anounsment done in the lastevent .
    they have not delivered manyapps like imovie to ipad2 when it is parmitted in ipad mini. it is discriminative and it amounts to equals made un equals. when it is identical in principle

  13. Winski - 9 years ago

    Seems the Health subsection of IOS 8 IS COMPLETELY HOSED… Almost NOTHING works. It doesn’t see applications that it allegedly shares data with/from (Nike+ for example) and others it just can’t find or ignores…

    BAD START…

  14. Winski - 9 years ago

    Nike+ Running’s data is NOT getting into Apple’s Health Kit’s sub-system either. Both Nike AND Apple confirmed this thru their support people last evening (Tues. 9/23/2014). Data being generated into the Walking + Running bucket in the Health Kit app that is complete gibberish and is EXTREMELY voluminous as well… All garbage….

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