Fitbit has cool new hardware, but still hasn’t fixed its biggest problem

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by Sindy Cator on August 29, 2016 at 4:54 pm

Fitbit may have released two new fitness trackers today, but it didn’t solve one of its core problems: software. The Fitbit app still doesn’t work with Apple’s HealthKit, which returns data to an accompanying Health app for iPhone users. It also doesn’t work with Google Fit. And its recent app update has been met with a cool reception from users. Basically, Fitbit doesn’t seem to understand software, or how its users want to gather data. It’s philosophical, too. Fitbit is trying to create a walled garden to compete with Apple and Google rather than work with them. But perhaps even…