Health (application)
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Health app running on an iPhone 6
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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
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| Initial release | September 17, 2014 |
| Stable release | iOS 9.0 (13A344) / September 16, 2015 |
| Preview release | iOS 9.1 Beta 1 (13B5110e) / September 9, 2015 |
| Operating system | iOS |
| Type | Health informatics, Physical fitness |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Health is an application for iOS 8 and iOS 9 announced by Apple Inc. at their Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2014.
The application is intended to be a personal and central data collection point, for connected third-party electronic accessories and wearable technology, that can directly monitor and analyse an individual's biochemistry and physiology for medical and general fitness purposes.[1]
It displays a dashboard of all the fitness and health data of the user, including the heart rate, calories burned, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and other similar functions. Users can also use the Health app to create a Medical ID, an emergency card with important medical details and emergency details. The Medical ID is accessible from within the Health app or from the lock screen [1]
As of the 21st March 2016 Apple enhanced this software with various improvements that include a facility to discover other compatible applications on Apples app store. For example, for blood pressure this includes Health Mate, Qardio Heart health, Web MD, and Pacer. To discover and access these applications place the main function from Apples health app on the dashboard, tap it, and page up.
Although the application is available in iOS 8 and iOS 9, it is currently only available on iPhone and iPod Touch, but not on iPad.
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HealthKit
HealthKit is the accompanying developer application programming interface (API) included in the iOS SDK (Software Development Kit) for the Mac. It is used by software developers to design applications that have extensibility and that can interact with the Health application on iOS.
The API allows other applications with the user's permission, to access health data. For example, a blood pressure application would share information with a doctor, or a nutrition application could inform a fitness application how many calories a user consumes each day.
Upon announcement, a number of industry companies quickly announced their support for HealthKit, some of these included EPIC, Mayo Clinic, Medopad, Jawbone UP, and RunKeeper.
Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering, announced in June 2015 a series of new updates to be implemented for the HealthKit API platform. Updates announced in June 2015 include: tracking how much water a user drinks, how much time a user spends sitting, UV exposure, and reproductive health.[2]
2014 launch
Shortly after the release of iOS 8 on 17 September 2014, Apple removed all HealthKit-compatible apps from its App Store to fix a bug causing cellular and Touch ID issues, and then re-released Healthkit, with the release of iOS 8.0.2, on 26 September 2014.[3] Since the release of iOS 8.0.2 an increasing number of apps with support for HealthKit have become available on the App Store.[4][citation needed]
Compatible Hardware
The following hardware is HealthKit enabled:
Apple
- Devices running iOS 8 or later:
- Apple Watch
Beddit
- Beddit Sleep Tracker
Garmin
- Garmin VivoSmart
Fitbit
- Fitbit (if used with Wristband Manager App)
Jawbone
- Jawbone UP
Qardio
Withings
- Withings Scale
- Withings Blood Pressure Monitor
- Withings Pulse Ox
- Withings Aura (Sleep Tracker)
iHealth
- iHealth Scale
- iHealth Blood Pressure Monitor
- iHealth Oximeter
- iHealth Activity Tracker
Compatible iPhone Applications
The following apps are HealthKit enabled:
| Application | Writes data to Health | Reads data from Health | Devices Compatible | Supported Languages |
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| Aqueous [5] | Hydration (Dietary Water) | Hydration, Weight, Gender | Apple Watch | English (UK, US), Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish |
| 7 Minute Workout [6] | Active Calories | Weight | Apple Watch | English (US) |
| Argus | ? | ? | ? | English (UK) |
| Beddit | ? | ? | Beddit Sleep Tracker | |
| Centered | ? | ? | ? | |
| Carrot Fit | ? | ? | ? | |
| Clue Period Tracker | ? | ? | ? | |
| Daily Burn | ? | ? | ? | |
| Digifit | Active Calories, Cycling Distance, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Sleep Analysis, Systolic Blood Pressure, Walking + Running Distance, Weight | Active Calories, Cycling Distance, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Sleep Analysis, Systolic Blood Pressure, Walking + Running Distance, Weight | BodyMedia, Fitbit, Jawbone, Misfit Shine, Withings | English (US) |
| Endomondo | Active Calories, Cycling Distance, Walking + Running Distance | none | Polar Heart Rate Strap | |
| Fitness Builder | ? | ? | ? | |
| Fitness Point | ? | ? | ? | |
| Fitnet Personal | ? | ? | ? | |
| FitPort | Active Calories, Body Fat Percentage, Cycling Distance, Dietary Calories, Flights Climbed, Height, Steps, Walking + Running Distance, Weight | Active Calories, Body Fat Percentage, Cycling Distance, Dietary Calories, Flights Climbed, Height, Steps, Walking + Running Distance, Weight | none | |
| FitStar Personal Trainer | ? | ? | ? | |
| Fjuul | Active Calories, Resting Calories, Steps | none | none | |
| Foodzy | ? | ? | ? | |
| Golfshot | ? | ? | ? | |
| Garmin Connect | ? | ? | ? | |
| Health Data Display | Active Calories, Biotin, Blood Alcohol Content, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure Diastolic, Blood Pressure Systolic, Body Fat Percent, Body Mass Index, Body Temperature, Caffeine, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Chloride, Chromium, Copper, Cycling Distance, Dietary Calories, Dietary Cholesterol, Electrodermal Activity, Fiber, Flights Climbed, Folate, Forced Expiratory Volume, Forced Vital Capacity, Heart Rate, Height, Inhaler Usage, Iodine, Iron, Lean Body Mass, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Monounsaturated Fat, Niacin, NikeFuel, Number of Times Fallen, Oxygen Saturation, Pantothenic Acid, Peak Expiratory Flow Rate, Peripheral Perfusion Index, Phosphorus, Polyunsaturated Fat, Potassium, Protein, Respiratory Rate, Resting Calories, Riboflavin, Saturated Fat, Selenium, Sleep Analysis Asleep, Sleep Analysis In Bed, Sodium, Steps, Sugar, Thiamin, Total Fat, Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Walking + Running Distance, Weight, Workouts, Zinc | Active Calories, Biotin, Blood Alcohol Content, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure Diastolic, Blood Pressure Systolic, Body Fat Percent, Body Mass Index, Body Temperature, Caffeine, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Chloride, Chromium, Copper, Cycling Distance, Dietary Calories, Dietary Cholesterol, Electrodermal Activity, Fiber, Flights Climbed, Folate, Forced Expiratory Volume, Forced Vital Capacity, Heart Rate, Height, Inhaler Usage, Iodine, Iron, Lean Body Mass, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Monounsaturated Fat, Niacin, NikeFuel, Number of Times Fallen, Oxygen Saturation, Pantothenic Acid, Peak Expiratory Flow Rate, Peripheral Perfusion Index, Phosphorus, Polyunsaturated Fat, Potassium, Protein, Respiratory Rate, Resting Calories, Riboflavin, Saturated Fat, Selenium, Sleep Analysis Asleep, Sleep Analysis In Bed, Sodium, Steps, Sugar, Thiamin, Total Fat, Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Walking + Running Distance, Weight, Workouts, Zinc | none | English (US) |
| Health Mate by Withings | Active Calories, Resting Calories, Body Fat Percentage, Body Mass Index (BMI), Diastolic Blood Pressure, Systolic Blood Pressure, Walking + Running Distance, Heart Rate, Height, Oxygen Saturation (SpO2), Sleep Analysis, Steps, Weight | none | Apple Watch, Withings Scale, Blood Pressure Monitor, Step Tracker, Sleep Tracker | English (US), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish |
| Health Importer | Active Calories, Blood Alcohol Content, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure Diastolic, Blood Pressure Systolic, Body Fat Percentage, Body Mass Index, Body Temperature, Cycling Distance, Electrodermal Activity, Flights / Steps Climbed, Forced Expiratory Volume, Forced Vital Capacity, Heart Rate, Height, Inhaler Usage, Lean Body Mass, NikeFuel, Number of Times Fallen, Oxygen Saturation, Peak Expiratory Flow Rate, Peripheral Perfusion Index, Respiratory Rate, Resting Calories, Steps, Walking + Running Distance, Weight | none | Imports data from CSV files (exported from other non-HealthKit enabled apps or spreadsheets) into HeathKit / Health App | English (US) |
| Health Note | ? | ? | ? | |
| Human | Active Calories, Cycling Distance, Walking + Running Distance, Workouts | Date of Birth, Weight | Apple Watch | English (US), Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese,Chinese(Simplified), Spanish |
| iHealth | Active Calories, Body Fat Percentage, BMI, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Height, Lean Body Mass, Oxygen Saturation, Peripheral Perfusion Index, Sleep Analysis, Steps, Systolic Blood Pressure, Walking + Running Distance, Weight, Workouts | Body Fat Percentage, BMI, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Height, Lean Body Mass, Oxygen Saturation, Peripheral Perfusion Index, Systolic Blood Pressure, Weight | iHealth Scale, Blood Pressure Monitor, Step Tracker, Oximeter | |
| Inhaler | ? | ? | ? | |
| Instant Heart Rate | Heart Rate | ? | ? | |
| Lark [7] | Active Calories, Sleep Analysis, Walking + Running Distance, Workouts | Biological Sex, Date of Birth, Dietary Calories, Height, Sleep Analysis, Steps, Weight, Workouts | Apple Watch | English (US) |
| Lifesum | ? | ? | ? | |
| Ludus Fitness | Active Calories | Weight, Height | Pebble Smartwatch, MetaWear | |
| Mapmyrun | Active Calories | ? | Polar Heart Rate Strap | |
| Metronm Music Activity Tracker | Active Calories | Weight, Height | device straps | |
| MotionX 24/7 | ? | ? | ? | |
| MyFitnessPal | Calcium, Carbohydrates, Dietary Calories, Dietary Cholesterol, Fiber, Iron, Monounsaturated Fat, Polyunsaturated Fat, Potassium, Protein, Saturated Fat, Sodium, Sugar, Total Fat, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight | Blood Glucose, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Dietary Calories, Dietary Cholesterol, Fiber, Iron, Monounsaturated Fat, Polyunsaturated Fat, Potassium, Protein, Saturated Fat, Sodium, Sugar, Systolic Blood Pressure, Total Fat, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight, Workouts | ? | |
| My Macros+ Diet | Carbohydrates, Dietary Calories, Dietary Cholesterol, Fiber, Monounsaturated Fat, Polyunsaturated Fat, Potassium, Protein, Saturated Fat, Sodium, Sugar, Total Fat, Weight | ? | ? | |
| MyNet Diary | ? | ? | ? | |
| My water balance | Water | Weight, Gender | none | |
| Noom Coach | ? | ? | ? | |
| Nike+ Running | NikeFuel, Workouts | Heart Rate | ? | |
| Omvana | ? | Date of Birth, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Systolic Blood Pressure, | ? | |
| Panera Bread | ? | ? | ? | |
| Pear Training | ? | ? | ? | |
| Personal Diet by Nutrino | ? | ? | ? | |
| Pocket Yoga | ? | ? | ? | |
| Pulse Oximeter | Heart Rate, Oxygen Saturation | none | none | |
| Qardio Heart Health, Weight and Blood Pressure Monitor | Body Fat Percentage, Body Mass Index, Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Heart rate, Weight | Biological sex, Date of birth, Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Heart rate, Height, Weight | QardioArm Blood Pressure Monitor QardioBase Wireless Scale & Body Analyzer | |
| QuickWeight | Body Fat Percentage, Body Mass Index, Height, Lean Body Mass | Height | ? | |
| Runkeeper | Active Calories, Cycling Distance, Height, Walking + Running Distance, Weight, Workouts | Active Calories, Biological Sex, Cycling Distance, Date of Birth, Height, Walking + Running Distance, Weight, Workouts | ? | |
| Runmeter GPS | Active Calories, Heart Rate, Steps, Walking + Running Distance, Workouts | Weight | Polar Heart Rate Strap | |
| Runtastic | ? | ? | Polar Heart Rate Strap | |
| Sleep Cycle | Sleep Analysis | ? | ? | |
| Sleepio | ? | ? | ? | |
| Sleepmeister | Sleep Analysis | Sleep Analysis | ? | |
| Speedo Fit | ? | ? | ? | |
| Spring | ? | ? | ? | |
| Strava | Active Calories, Cycling Distance, Walking + Running Distance, Workouts | Biological Sex, Date of Birth, Weight | Polar Heart Rate Strap Wahoo Heart Rate Strap | |
| Sworkit Personal Trainer | Active Calories | Weight (optional) | none | |
| Tasks and Measures | ? | ? | ? | |
| UnderArmour39 app | none | none | none | |
| UnderArmour39 Chest Strap | HR is import into chart, HR is display in realtime in health app | none | Under Armour Chest Strap (via direct ios bluetooth) | |
| UP | Sleep Analysis | Sleep Analysis, Steps | UP Step Tracker | |
| Weight Loss Tracker | ? | ? | ? | |
| Weight Watchers Mobile | ? | ? | ? | |
| WebMD | ? | ? | ? | |
| Wristband Manager | Active Calories, Steps, Walking + Running Distance, Weight | Active Calories, Steps, Walking + Running Distance, Weight | UP Step Tracker, Fitbit Step Tracker | |
| Yummly | ? | ? | ? | |
| Zova | ? | ? | ? |
Reception
Initially, Health was criticized for its lack of compatible third-party applications (at launch), glucose tracking, proper health data explanations, and sluggish app performance.[8][9] Eventually, Apple fixed these issues with a software update.[10]
See also
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