With the focus setting in on wearable technology in the mobile industry, fitness lovers should be excited to hear that Google is working on a new fitness API for Android devices. The API will take data from sensors that are placed in bands, watches, clothing, or anywhere else, and then translate the information into usable data to track a person’s activities. According to the source, this data will be stored onto the user’s Google profile in the cloud, which can then be accessed through third party apps.
As of right now, details are very light with regards to what exactly Google will track. It could range from sleep and steps taken, to calories burned and things of that nature.
What also is unknown is when it could arrive. We could have to wait for a new version of Android to come out, but since this would all to be tied into your existing Google profile, it could just be a simple update to the Google Play Services.
Once more details come forward, we will be sure to post them.
I don’t understand why everyone needs to “track” their fitness. Just do it.
I thought Google was getting out of this space when they killed Google Health a few years ago. I wonder if they are ceding ground to third parties or if they are going to try to reenter this market.
Do I smell a Motoactiv 2 in the works?
This will be part of Google glass and it will sell you ads to save xx% off diabetic supplies. .
Hmm.. Alrighty then
Ignore Chris, he’s the local Sprint troll.
How does Sprint relate to this topic?
I presume this is for the wrong thread and you meant to put this in the smart contacts post
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/01/16/google-wants-to-help-diabetics-monitor-glucose-with-smart-contacts/
And as usual, the accuracy will be crap.
Every time i see fitness stuff, i think of this
http://media.giphy.com/media/P1Qs32Tu0Arfi/giphy.gif
As a triathlete, I would love nothing more than to ditch my old huge garmin gps. I run now with my phone and use edomonodo to track. Problem is, I can’t see pace since the phone is in a little belt I wear around my waist. So, if say I had a Pebble or similar, I can view my gps/run/bike data on a nice slim form factor and stream music via bluetooth to my headphones. Call me a tech nerd but hey, a man can want right?!
Naw, it just means that you probably already use a bucketful of data per month alone with all you just described. That’s a lot of money to pay.
Verizon unlimited. And I’ll ride that bitch like I stole it…
Or a phone with an sd card that just records the data.
Do you have a Pebble now? It’s already integrated with one of the running apps (I forgot which) though the integration was pretty lame when I tried it out.
Same here. I’ve been running with my phone and just got a Forerunner 220. I really like the Runkeeper service so if I could have a GPS watch that uses that it would be perfect. I know the Galaxy Gear could work, but…..yeah no.
This. I use runtastic pro and I don’t like the audio notifications give updates as the disrupt my pace and cut into my music. I’d rather have something I can glance at occasionally like a watch. If it controlled music too that would be a plus.
Another option is Runkeeper and a bluetooth headphone. Turns down the music and then tells you your stats and then back to music. It’s free at google play. Works pretty well. I’m going to get a Polar heart monitor to go with it. I may have to use normal ear buds if I do, however.
Your phone can already stream to bluetooth headphones, and Endomondo has an option to periodically broadcast your pace via audio message.
Take that Sony! Maybe now I’ll have no excuse to exercise
um, what does sony have to do with this? they’re a partner of google/android…
Do you mean take that Nike? Since Nike didn’t want to make the Fuelband for Android I could understand
I hope they can get this to work with Fitbit, like Eric was saying yesterday on the DL Show.