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Jawbone releases new fitness tracking app with HealthKit support

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/jawbone-releases-new-fitness-tracking-app-healthkit-support' title="Jawbone releases new fitness tracking app with HealthKit support"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2014/03/jawbone_up24_review_hero3.jpg?itok=RueVwFFa' />[/url]</p> <p>Jawbone UP fitness tracker (http://www.imore.com/ultimate-fitness-tracker-comparison-fitbit-flex-vs-jawbone-up24-vs-nike-fuelband-se-vs-garmin) owners have enjoyed using the official iPhone and iPad app for some time, but the company has just released a second fitness tracking app with support for Apple <a href="ww.imore.com/health-iphone-ipad">HealthKit[/url]. Fear not if you're baffled by the presence of two apps as we'll explain what's going on and help clear up any confusion.</p> <!--break--> <p>The old (or rather, current) app requires the use of Jawbone (http://www.imore.com/tag/jawbone)'s UP and UP24 (check our review (http://www.imore.com/up24-jawbone-review)) bands, while the newly released UP app uses Apple's HealthKit to use your iPhone (running iOS 8 (http://www.imore.com/ios-8)) to track progress as well as apps and wearables from other companies. If you own a UP wearable and are content with the app and service, you'll be able to continue using the old app, but if you're after some Apple Health integration (or don't own a band from the company) then the new Jawbone app is right for you.</p> <p>So what happens to the old app now a new one has appeared with seemingly more advanced functionality? According to the official Jawbone Twitter support account, the company is working on updating the old app with HealthKit integration.</p> <p></p><center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><p>@joshforman (https://twitter.com/joshforman) Sorry! We have two apps now. UP by Jawbone is new &amp; integrated with HealthKit. UP app used with UP &amp; UP24 will be updated soon</p>— JawboneSupport (@JawboneSupport) September 29, 2014 (https://twitter.com/JawboneSupport/status/516390122552451072) <p><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></center> <p>This is where we ask: why can't Jawbone roll HealthKit and support for competitor devices and apps (as well as its own) into a single app, or at least improve the naming to prevent said confusion in the first place? Check out download links for the two Jawbone apps below.</p> <ul><li>Free — <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/up-by-jawbone/id916240764?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download UP by Jawbone[/url] (HealthKit integration)</li> <li>Free — <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/up-by-jawbone/id461125277?mt=8&amp;at=10l3Vy&amp;ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download UP by Jawbone[/url] (requires UP or UP24)</li> </ul></div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-27354"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/3ef0c14d/sc/5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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