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Fitbit users can finally view their data in the Health app thanks to 99 cent sync tool

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A 99 cent app finally allows owners of Fitbit activity trackers to view their data in Apple’s Health app. Sync Solver for Fitbit provides a daily sync of ten different pieces of data to the Health app built into iOS 8 – a feature the company itself said it had no plans to introduce.

The first sync needs to be performed manually, by tapping a button in the app, after which it will sync data automatically every 24 hours … 

In addition to the eight pieces of data shown in the screengrab above, the app also syncs walking & running distances, and weight.

The developer does give one cautionary note: there is no way to disable step counting from the iPhone, so you’re likely to see double-counting of steps as they are recorded by both the iPhone and your Fitbit device.

Lack of syncing with the Health app was rumored to be the reason Apple recently pulled Fitbit devices from its online store, though the company’s move into true smartwatch territory may also have been a factor. Apple also recently removed Bose headphones and speakers from its retail stores, likely to avoid competing with Beats products.

Sync Solver for Fitbit is a 99 cent download from the App Store.

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Comments

  1. Computer_Whiz123 - 9 years ago

    This could be useful…

  2. Not sure that you can’t turn off the duplicates. If you go in to “Share Data” under the steps dashboard you can prioritize which data is synced. If multiple data sources are available it will pull them based on the priority list you have there. You can put the Sync Solver app above the iPhone.

  3. moofer1972 - 9 years ago

    Abandoned FitBit a year ago. Every time you set the clock (which was ridiculously often) it would erase ALL your data?! Seriously?! Amateur hour. Their products don’t hold-up to daily use either, and I won’t even get into the skin removal issues of their wrist tracker. PASS.

  4. Craig Patchett - 9 years ago

    Note that this appears to pull the data from the Fitbit web site, which means that you have to give it your Fitbit.com login credentials.

    • JAFO - 9 years ago

      No you don’t. Your verify your credentials with FitBit. The app does not have access to your username and password.

      • Bryna Bevis Bischoff - 9 years ago

        I’m running into the issue of needing to provide an email and a password …. But it’s not clear if I’m setting up and account or trying to tap into my Fitbit? I have no clue what that account is, long forgotten since its synced on my iPhone & ipad

  5. About f’ng time Fitbit. What took so long? Perhaps Apple taking your products out of its stores and off its website gave you to kick in the pants you needed to get off your butt.

    • JAFO - 9 years ago

      Someone only read the headline (and part of it).

    • Built Frenchié - 9 years ago

      Fitbit did not create this app, it was a 3rd party dev team. Fitbit is actually not doing jack. SMDH

  6. JAFO - 9 years ago

    I bought the app. It works well. Per Chris’ suggestion, I moved this app above iPhone in the Steps Shared Data setting. Seems to work fine.

    • Built Frenchié - 9 years ago

      I would have bought the fitbit band, but was turned off by them not adopting health app. So I bought the jawbone up that I like very much. In addition, I recently purchased the Microsoft Band, because it looked very promising.

      • Craig Patchett - 9 years ago

        You chose wisely: the Fitbit Flex is a piece of crap…lasted my daughter a little over two months of light use before refusing to charge. If you check Amazon reviews you’ll see that this has happened to a lot of people (something like 10% of the reviews). My Fitbit One, on the other hand, is awesome, but I would never buy a Fitbit band again.

      • Tim LeVier - 9 years ago

        How do you like the Microsoft Band?

      • Built Frenchié - 9 years ago

        @tim levier I will receive mine on wednessday. I will test it out for 5 days, then I will give you an update afterwards.

  7. This app doesn’t work any more you should consider pulling this page down.

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