A day after Fitbit announces it has no plans to develop iOS 8 Health app integration, Withings Health Mate app adds HealthKit support. Withings, the makers of the Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor, Smart Body Analyzer scale, Aura an advanced sleep tracker, Pulse and Pulse Ox activity trackers adds extra measurements to the Health app.
With the Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor, you are able to track diastolic blood pressure and systolic blood pressure. With the Smart Body Analyzer, you are able to track body fat percentage, body mass index, heart rate, and weight. With the Aura, you are able to analyze sleep. With the activity trackers Pulse and Pulse Ox you are able to track active calories, oxygen saturation, resting calories, sleep analysis, steps, and walking and running distance. Even if you do not have the Pulse or Pulse Ox, with the Withings HealthMate app you are able to track steps with the iPhone. In the latest update there were improvements made in activity tracking. Also, with the app using the camera you can measure your heart rate.
Since there is a lot of data that this app is tracking, you can now protect your data with Touch ID, which is a new added feature.
Withings HealthMate is available for free on the App Store.
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1st I contacted Fitbit in March asking when they’ll have a replacement for the recalled model with the clock built in. Answer-We’re working on the next Gen Fitbits now, we”ll contact you when they be come available.
2nd NO support for iOS 8, what about soon to be release Mac O/S Yosemite?
Does anyone know if Health or the Withings hardware/software is able to calculate hydration or water retention/loss? For example, I step on the scale before a 10 mile run, I get back, step on the scale again to see how much water weight I’ve lost over the run to calculate a general idea for fluid intake during my recovery time frame, etc.?
If there are any training enthusiast out there that use the Withings scale who have feedback related to helping them better monitor health data that’d be great to hear.