Fitbit App Gallery features new free apps from
popular brands, Fitbit, developers, and 100+ clock faces for
at-a-glance information that matters most to you
Fitbit R&D launches Fitbit Labs apps and
clock faces to accelerate innovation, motivate users, and help
drive positive behavior change
Fitbit and Deezer partner to offer global
offline music service to Fitbit Ionic in 2018
Fitbit (NYSE: FIT), the leading global wearables brand, today
delivers the first update to its Fitbit OS platform for a smarter,
more personalized experience for Fitbit Ionic™ smartwatch users
with more than 60 apps now available across a wide range of
categories, 100+ clock faces, and enhanced performance. Fitbit is
also introducing Fitbit Labs, a Fitbit Research initiative that
will bring innovative apps and intelligent clock face experiences
to users to motivate and drive behavior change, and help accelerate
the company’s pace of innovation. Additionally, Fitbit is
partnering with Deezer to bring its dynamic, personal streaming
music service to Ionic users across the globe in 2018.1
“Ionic has received strong, positive reviews regarding its
leading health and fitness-focused features, long battery life,
platform compatibility, and more. With this update, we are
delivering on our promise to enhance the smart experience with
popular apps, intelligent clock faces, and new motivating tools
that help you reach your goals,” said Jon Oakes, VP of Product at
Fitbit. “This is just the start – along with future enhancements to
the Fitbit OS, we have an extremely engaged global developer
community excited to continually bring even more unique offerings
to our users via the Fitbit App Gallery.”
Personalize with apps and clock faces across a broad range of
categories
Discover free apps from popular brands across a wide range of
categories that provide you with a simple, effective way to
interact with your device and adds convenience to your life. Plus,
browse new apps and clock faces from developers to customize the
look and feel of your Ionic smartwatch and see at-a-glance
information, like active minutes, heart rate, games, goal progress,
run cadence, sleep, or weather.
New apps from popular brands available for free download
include:2
- Food &
Drink: Yelp, the leading local guide for consumers, to
easily find the best nearby restaurants.
- Health &
Fitness: Clue, the #1 rated free female health app by
gynecologists, to track your menstrual cycle and symptoms (coming
by end of year); GAME GOLF, the leader in tracking golf performance
analytics, will help to improve your game by providing precise
distances to the green and visualizing the hole layout (coming by
end of year); and Surfline, the leading surf reporting and
forecasting company, to track swells and conditions so you can find
the best waves (coming by end of year).
- Home &
IOT: Nest, the leading connected home brand, to easily
control your thermostat from your wrist (coming by end of year);
and Hue Lights, for controlling Philips’ leading wireless lighting
system.
- News:
Flipboard, with stories for every interest, to quickly preview the
latest health and fitness stories; and The New York Times, the
global paper of record, to easily check current news
headlines.
- Travel &
Transit: TripAdvisor , the world’s largest travel site, to
easily discover restaurants and things to do nearby (coming by end
of year); Uber by Fitbit gets you fast reliable rides in minutes,
displays your ride status, and provides access to your trip details
(coming by end of the year); and United Airlines, one of the
world’s largest airlines, to access boarding passes and check
flight status (coming by end of year).
Expected in January are apps for British Airways, Lyft and
Walgreens, with more popular brands to be added on an ongoing
basis. Detailed information about each new app can be found
here.3
More motivation for global users with
offline music, coming in 2018:
Music is an integral part of any workout, and through a new
partnership with international streaming music service Deezer,
Fitbit users around the globe will have the ability to take their
favorite streaming music with them, no phone required (available in
2018).
Engaged and growing developer community
More than 5,000 developers having joined Fitbit’s new developer
community and registered for the SDK public beta. In addition, more
than 1,000 developers have started to build apps or clock faces on
an Ionic smartwatch and are designing smart, interactive
experiences for Fitbit users that will be regularly added to the
Fitbit App Gallery. To further encourage innovative app
development, Fitbit has launched its first #Made4Fitbit App
Challenge with more than $15,000 in prizes. Learn more about the
#Made4Fitbit App Challenge here.
Accelerating innovation with Fitbit Labs
In addition to the new apps noted above, Fitbit Labs leverages
the Fitbit Research & Development team’s expertise in data
analysis and behavioral science to test potential new features in
the form of experimental apps and smart clock faces designed to
motivate users and drive behavior change. The team has built smart,
insightful, and motivating experiences using Fitbit’s software
development kit (SDK)4, giving the company a highly scalable way to
test new features and analyze anonymous user data and feedback to
help accelerate the development of future technologies.
Fitbit Labs apps and clock faces include:
- Fitbit Pet
clock face series helps you stay active by using your steps to feed
and care for a virtual dog or cat.
- Mood Log
clock face lets you track how you feel and observe your mood
patterns over time (coming by end of year).
- Tennis app
tracks your swings to give insights into your playing style and a
breakdown of your shots by forehand, backhand and serve to help
improve your game (coming by end of year).
- Think Fast
task-switching game that tests your mental sharpness. Insights to
help you understand the effect of sleep and a healthy lifestyle on
your performance coming later this year.5
- Treasure
Trek app helps motivate you to stay active through
gamification of your step goal (coming by end of year).
More information about the Fitbit Labs apps and clock faces can
be found here. Additional apps and clock faces from Fitbit Labs
will be added throughout 2018 and beyond.
“Over the last 10 years, we have built one of the largest health
and fitness databases in the world, and that has directly informed
the development of some of our most insightful and innovative
features,” said Shelten Yuen, VP of Research at Fitbit. “With
Fitbit Labs, we are creating a testing ground that will provide us
with additional data and insights we can leverage to bring even
more meaningful and effective health and fitness features to market
in the future – all while offering cutting-edge, motivating
experiences to our users.”
Get more motivation right from your
wrist:
As one of the largest social fitness networks in the world,
Fitbit has brought your personal friend network to the wrist with
the new Fitbit Leaderboard app. At a glance, you can now see where
you stack up against your friends, family or coworkers, and cheer
or taunt them directly from your wrist, providing motivation to you
and your social community to reach your goals.
Enhanced on-device experience and convenience
Lastly, the update to Fitbit OS adds faster touch interactions
and more convenient options for Fitbit Pay™. Now you can choose
which credit or debit card you want to pay with, right from your
wrist. The list of participating banks has also expanded to include
25 banks across three networks in 13 markets, with more countries
and banks rolling out in 2018. See the regularly updated list of
partnered banks at www.fitbit.com/fitbit-pay/banks.
Fitbit will continue to add new apps and clock faces to the
Fitbit App Gallery throughout 2018 and beyond.
About Fitbit, Inc. (NYSE: FIT)
Fitbit helps people lead healthier, more active lives by
empowering them with data, inspiration and guidance to reach their
goals. As the leading global wearables brand, Fitbit designs
products and experiences that track and provide motivation for
everyday health and fitness. Fitbit’s diverse line of innovative
and popular products includes Fitbit Surge®, Fitbit Blaze®, Fitbit
Charge 2®, Alta HR™, Alta®, Fitbit Flex 2®, Fitbit One® and Fitbit
Zip® activity trackers, as well as the Fitbit Ionic™ smartwatch,
Fitbit Flyer™ wireless headphones and Fitbit Aria® and Fitbit Aria
2™ Wi-Fi Smart Scales. Fitbit® products are carried in 46,000
retail stores across 78 countries around the globe. Powered by one
of the world’s largest social fitness networks and databases of
health and fitness data, the Fitbit platform delivers personalized
experiences, insights and guidance through leading software and
interactive tools, including the Fitbit and Fitbit Coach apps,
Guided Health Programs, and the Fitbit OS for smartwatches. Fitbit
Health Solutions develops health and wellness solutions designed to
help increase engagement, improve health outcomes, and drive a
positive return for employers, health plans and health systems.
Fitbit and the Fitbit logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Fitbit, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
Additional Fitbit trademarks can be found at
www.fitbit.com/legal/trademark-list. Third-party trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, within
the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve risks and uncertainties
including, among other things, statements regarding the future
availability of apps and clock faces in the Fitbit App Gallery
through the Fitbit OS platform, including those apps and clock
faces created by Fitbit Labs, and the future availability of the
Deezer streaming music service on Fitbit Ionic. These
forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ
materially from actual results due to a variety of factors,
including the effects of the highly competitive market in which we
operate, including competition from much larger technology
companies; any inability to successfully develop and introduce new
products, features, and services or enhance existing products and
services; product liability issues, security breaches or other
defects; and other factors discussed under the heading “Risk
Factors” in our most recent report on Form 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements
contained herein are based on information available to us as of the
date hereof and we do not assume any obligation to update these
statements as a result of new information or future events.
1 Will require Deezer Premium+ subscription.
2 All apps from popular brands will be available in English
today or by the end of the year. The British Airways, Clue, GAME
GOLF, Lyft, Nest, Surfline, Uber, United Airlines and Walgreens
apps require a free account with the brand to use the features of
the app on Fitbit Ionic. Fitbit Ionic battery life of up to 5 days
varies with use, features and other factors; up to 10 hours using
GPS or playing music.
3 All apps from these popular brands are available in English
globally where the brand operates.
4 Because Fitbit Labs content is more experimental in nature,
users may experience minor issues, and the time period for which
apps and clock faces are available may be limited.
5 Think Fast app does not provide advice or diagnose or treat
any condition. Do not rely on this game for decisions on driving,
operating machinery or any other activity requiring mental
sharpness.
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