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Hi Serge,
If you mean why don’t we integrate all Apple Health data at once, that’s because different types of data are stored differently in Apple Health, so I have to write specific code for each type of data—there’s no way to just grab everything.
If you mean why don’t we use Apple Health instead of building direct integrations with other devices and services, that’s because a) not everyone has an iPhone or even wants to use Apple Heath, and b) Apple Health doesn’t cover all types of data, or have the best quality data in many cases.
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Michael, it’s all well and good to say that as an iPhone owner, but not all of our users have one :) in terms of the iOS app development, we are indeed prioritising HealthKit data, but it doesn’t make sense to rest our entire platform on it.
Also, there are many types of data we are interested in, and not all of them are health or activity related! HealthKit is not a silver bullet for everything users are after.
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I’d like to add Amy vote to this as well as someone that suffers from Hypertension. What would this would/should/could also allow is easy tracking of how often your BP is measured. I currently track this manually. Having it tracked automatically would also act as a reminder that I need to measure my BP (which I often forget to do).
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I’ve just started using Exist and was surprised that blood pressure wasn’t already supported. I very much want to use Exist to help manage my hypertension and find correlations with various aspects of behavior and other data. I’ve already been logging blood pressure data into Health Kit so I’m waiting eagerly for Exist to flip the switch.
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I am using the Withings BP device linked to Apple Health. I think it would be really useful to have the BP readings in Exist. There are two values which need to be read together (systolic and diastolic) to give the main info. I take BP tablets so it is also useful to know what time of day the readings were taken. I typically take readings in the morning and then again in the evening, roughly the same time. I’m interested in the effect of alcohol, diet and exercise on my BP. I know there is scientific evidence that backs this up - but as everyone is unique I would like to be able to see how I personally react to changes in habits - I think Exist could be the best solution to this other than manually tracking everything in spreadsheets. As an aside, I started doing this but quickly decided it was way too much work and looked to see if anything already existed (pun not intended) that tracked lots of attributes - and found Exist. All I need now if for BP to be added…
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I’ve made a separate suggestion for syncing blood pressure from Health Connect. You can vote for it here.