Apple's HealthKit Is Broken Just Hours Before iOS 8 Is Expected To Arrive
Just hours before it is expected to release its new iOS 8 mobile operating system, Apple is reportedly facing problems with HealthKit, according to MacRumors.
HealthKit is a service that will allow fitness apps to interact and feed information into Apple's new Health app, which will track a user's heart rate, calories burned, and other fitness-related metrics.
The issue is so severe that Apple has even pulled Healthkit-compatible apps from the App Store, according to Carrot developer Brian Mueller.
Well that's a relief. Just got a call from Apple, there's nothing wrong with CARROT Fit. HealthKit is just broken and isn't ready to launch.
- Brian Mueller (@BrianMueller333) September 17, 2014
Sounds like HealthKit won't be working at all this week. And there's no ETA for when a bug fix will go live.
- Brian Mueller (@BrianMueller333) September 17, 2014
Apple is still expected to launch iOS 8 to the public in the next few hours, but there's clearly some kinks that still need to be worked out.
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