[NewsPoster]

A new third-party iPhone app, Sync Solver, has been released to sync data from Fitbit trackers with iOS 8's Health app. Fitbit has said that it has no current plans to support Apple's HealthKit platform, even though other makers of fitness trackers are doing so. The Health app unifies data from first- and third-party sources, and makes it visible in a central location.

Sync Solver gathers data in 10 different categories such as steps, weight, body fat percentage, and walking and running distances. Its developer, James McAndrew, cautions however that turning on step tracking will likely result in double-counting, as it's impossible to disable an iPhone's own native tracking of that figure. The app costs $1, and requires iOS 8.1 or later.

Apple recently removed Fitbit products from its online store. The latter's decision to skip HealthKit may be one factor, but another may be the Surge, which will provide smartwatch-like functions and could compete with the Apple Watch once both products ship next year.

[MacOS]

Apple dropping Fitbit from its stores, could that be considered anti-completive action? At what point does removing a product from your offering go from a 'business decision' to 'anti-completive'?

[MacOS]

Typo, agrr auto correct

[DiabloConQueso]

When you use anti-competitive business practices to unfairly gain the upper hand in a certain industry.

Refusing to carry a particular item in your brick-and-mortar stores is not anti-competitive.

Refusing to sell a particular item in a store will probably never be seen as a violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust laws. Think about car dealerships -- should a Toyota dealership be forced to also sell Mazdas, and a refusal to sell Mazdas be seen as anti-competitive?

[nowwhatareyoulookingat]

Article is missing one very important point. You also need to give $50/year to Fitbit to gain access to your data for this app to work. Yes, Fitbit owns your data, and rents it back to you.