Pebble smartwatches have had third-party fitness apps for some time. Creators have included Fitbit & Misfit. Recently, the watch manufacturer added its own fitness app to the Pebble OS for Pebble Time watches. Collected data syncs with the Pebble app on your phone, plus Apple Health & Google Fit. Original Pebble watches have so far missed out.
This week, Pebble Time owners began receiving emails like the following, reporting their activities:
Your Pebble Health Week in Review
From: Pebble Health < health-support@pebble.com >
Cnet
http://www.cnet.com/au/news/pebble-health-bakes-in-all-day-fitness-tracking-to-pebble-time-watches-no-apps-necessary/
The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/6/8/11889320/pebble-health-mood-tracking-happiness-app-fitness-algorithm / Pebble Health bakes in all-day fitness tracking Pebble Time watches no apps necessary Pebble's new firmware update adds fitness tracking Time watches standard new Time features older Pebbles too Pebble watches regular fitness trackers older Pebbles benefits newer ones Pebble's smartwatches traded off more advanced features exchange for longer battery life always-on screen feature fitness tracking Pebbles track activity in the background handful standalone fitness apps Misfit Jawbone newer Pebble Time watches automatically track fitness sleep all time no apps necessary latest Pebble Time firmware version 3.8 fitness tracking OS operating system daily steps sleep recorded automatically goals set based on average performance weekly summaries other smartwatch fitness apps fitness bands goals set automatically steps sleep Pebble's new firmware adds some useful perks most importantly Pebble Health more interesting Pebble's promise deeper insights features including cross-posting activity Pebble Timeline day-at-a-glance function Time software observations how well you sleep correlates how busy a day was suggesting times to exercise based on calendar appointments Pebble announced collaborating Stanford Wearable Health Lab more open standards collecting sharing health data research using Pebble Time watches new fitness functions cross-sync Apple Health Google Fit future compatibility third-party fitness apps planned Pebble firmware tax battery life around 5 percent more Pebble Health existed newer Pebble Time Time Steel Time Round watch older Pebbles can't get Pebble Health pre-Time Pebble plastic model Steel baked-in fitness tracking use Misfit Jawbone existing apps earlier Pebbles Time timeline at-a-glance calendar feature revamped UI firmware no more eight-app limit for onboard storage /
