Why Does Fitbits New Watch Skip a Feature Fans Were Clamoring For Im a big Apple Watch user, and every time I strap on a Fitbit, I run into the same problem. ESA Euronews 60 years since Sputnik Sixty years ago, Sputnik became the first satellite in space and changed the world forever. Watch The Town That Was Online Fandango. Launched by the Soviet Union on 4. Instead of opening the Fitbit app to look at my heart rate and sleep cycle, I open Apple Health and then am immediately disappointed because none of the data from my Fitbit actually syncs with Apple Health. Which means it doesnt sync with my fluid tracker, Water. Minder, or Strava, the fitness app I use every few years when I decide I need to start cycling again so I dont die. Its kind of stupid, given that a Fitbit has all the sensors necessary to work with the Health app. It could integrate with Apple Health, and Im not alone in feeling like, dammit, it should. Apple introduced Health three years ago, and it has since become one of the more well rounded fitness apps available on the i. OS platform, syncing with nearly every kind of health monitoring and fitness app available from other companies, including big ones like Strava and Runkeeper, and most fitness trackers too, like those from Fitbits competitors, Garmin and Polar. Nearly everything out there works, in some fashion, with Apple Health. Except Fitbit. The best selling fitness tracker brand has yet to officially integrate with Apples Health app. If users want to sync Fitbit data, like heart rate, sleep, and steps taken, with other data in the Apple Health app, like glucose levels or medicine intake, theyll need to pony up cash for a third party app like the 2 Data Manager for Fitbit, that operates as a bridge between the two services. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. A young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express. During his adventure he learns about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas. Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a latenight. The lack of options has left users angry. An epic thread from the Fitbits Feature Suggestion forum, titled Integrate with i. OS, has accumulated more than 4,5. Every couple of days someone trots in to say the lack of Health integration will lead them to Garmin or an Apple Watch. Many express particular frustration with the mere existence of the thread as it has been three years without an update or official word from Fitbit. Reached by email a Fitbit spokesperson told Gizmodo that the company remains committed to supporting all our users. Despite claiming that apps like Apple Health or Googles similar Fit app are really interesting, the company wont commit to supporting them in the future. At Fitbit, our mission is to help people lead healthier, more active lives by empowering them with data, inspiration, and guidance to reach their goals, so were always looking for ways our users can use their data to support their health and fitness goals. For the past few years, weve been the leader in developing direct partnerships through our open API with hundreds of the most popular health apps, wellness programs, incentive systems and other services that have enabled our users to make the most of their Fitbit products and data. Because of this commitment to connect with other applications, platforms such as Microsoft Health, Apple Health. Kit and Google Fit are really interesting to us, and were evaluating integration with various platforms. Fitbit remains committed to supporting all of our users, whether they sync their Fitbit products with i. OS, Android or Windows Phone devices, Macs or PCs. Fitbit hasnt thrown out the idea of integrating with Health, but its not rushing to do so either. While it makes sense that Fitbit wouldnt want the Apple Watch or some other fitness tracker using its excellent software then whats the point of buying Fitbit hardware, the failure to integrate with existing solutions from phone operating systems just feels like sheer stubbornness. While Fitbit might be a familiar name in fitness wearables thats rapidly approaching Kleenex like recognizably, its still a small fry compared to juggernauts like Apple and Google. The Fitbit Ionic, announced on Monday, might help change that. With a great blend of battery life and accurate sensors marred only by a ugly chassis, its potentially a very worthy competitor to the Apple Watch. But Fitbit better be damn sure it can win over every user if its not willing to play nice.