Friday, January 17, 2014

Google is working on fitness API for Android - NieuweMobiel.NL

Wearables such activity trackers and smart watches are really on the rise mainly because of the fitness-like applications such as pedometers. Android already has limited support for this, but there is much more.

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Android 4.4 KitKat keep the number of steps that you have taken. This information can be retrieved by these wristbands so they have less energy. It now appears there will be a separate API for Fitness-like applications. Developers can connect to it to retrieve information. Various sensors For example, how many calories you have consumed.

Google Health API

It is not yet clear whether the API until a new version of Android will be added or it will be rolled out in the meantime. Google invests though already been in wearables. Google Glass is the best example of this.

Source: Google System

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