But when iOS 8 was released, it contained a bug that prevented HealthKit run. Fortunately, with the last day to push, iOS 8.0.2, the bug has been fixed. Indeed, now that the update is pushed to iDevices, and is apparently bug-free, compatible HealthKit applications that were previously set aside, can now be installed without problems . To help users find them, Apple has added a special promotional section in the iTunes App Store.
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As a reminder, and as mentioned earlier, due to some compatibility issues last-minute HealthKit has been disabled in the initial deployment of iOS 8, which means that compatible applications had to wait. Among the applications available today, we will regain Fitport, MyFitnessPall, WebMD, which are three of the 14 applications that are far from the App Store . Some of the biggest applications are awaiting confirmation that all the bugs HealthKit completely resolved, but you can expect to see surge in the App Store in the coming days.
HealthKit if you just arrived from another planet, is the platform of health and fitness that Apple wants developers to adopt, so that all data is collected in one place. Google Fit aims to similar work, albeit in a slightly different way.
Healthcare applications are not the only new versions that have their own section on iTunes. There are also "showcase" dedicated to games optimized for iOS 8, and photo applications that Apple are trying to encourage all owners of iDevice. Indeed, the goal is that they benefit the most of their new mobile operating system.
Tim Cook and his team will probably relieved that iOS 8 now has all the new features that have been promised, and ten days after its launch.