2023-07-04 15:44:11
O iPadOS 17 was presented, at the beginning of last month, with some expected (and even anticipated) news, such as the addition of the health app (Health).
For Deidre Caldbeckchief marketing officer for the Apple Watch, the arrival of the app to iPadOS indicates that health information is “becoming easier to use” and represents what the company is “looking for in terms of future health and fitness apps”, according to detailed in an interview with CNET.
In addition to further opening the door for app developers to create iPad-specific apps, the Health app reflects a growing interest in wellness, how much space it takes up in our lives and on our screens, and how more and more we are sharing our health data with others.
Caldbeck pointed out that the features of the iPad, such as Split Viewwill facilitate the sharing of health data in specific circumstances, such as during consultations, so that users can switch between their information in the Health app and other apps.
More than that, Apple also hopes that some iPad accessories, like the Apple Pencil“spark some creative ideas” in developers on how to build new health and fitness apps through the APIApplication programming interfaceor application programming interface.”>1 HealthKitaccording to the executive.
There are already “tens of thousands” of apps in the app store that use HealthKit. But this new format for health information could bring more developers and apps on board, as well as apps that will migrate to the iPad.
Among such applications cited by her is the Rise, a sleep tracking software. According to Jeff Kahn, co-founder and CEOChief executive officeror executive director.”>2 from Rise, “it makes sense” for Apple to be migrating the Health app to the iPad, given the health tracking mission that the company undertakes.
It’s also possible that promoting the iPad as a wellness device could be a way for Apple to close the loophole that prevents the use of third-party accessories with the tablet – so in terms of sharing data, the experience should be similar to that of the iPhone, according to Caldbeck.
After unlocking your iPad and opening the Health app for the first time, you’ll be asked to choose whether you want to sync your health data to that device.
She added that all information will be encrypted, except for medical identification information, and you will receive an alert on your iPhone the first time the Health app is synced to the tablet.
The executive concluded by saying that Apple’s goal “has not changed since 2014”, when the Health app was first presented, with iOS 8: “It really is to provide an edge that can break down the barriers between you and your health information .”
iPadOS 17, as well as other upcoming Apple systems, are still in the testing phase.
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