Q: Apple Watch privacy issue with Withings and Workout
Hi
Can Apple Watch apps share the data/activities between each other? I guess the answer should be 'no', but today I have noticed the following: immediately after I have started my workout thru Workout app on my Apple Watch I have got an email from Withings saying something like 'Walk the walk: Your heart will ♥ you for it' bla bla bla. This can't be a coincidence because my wife got the same message when she has started her workout (she has the identical setup to mine). How can this possibly happen? How can Withings app get to know that I started Workout app on my Apple Watch?
Posted on Jul 31, 2016 4:57 PM
Hi
The Withings Health Mate app can not retrieve data from Apple Watch:
"At this time, we are unable to retrieve data (be it steps, sleep or heart rate) from the Apple Watch"
You may have activated the Activity tracking feature within the Withings Health Mate app:
"Thanks to the in-app tracking feature, you can track your steps using your iOS device, either if you don't have a Withings tracker or if you've forgotten it at home."
https://withings.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/202311463-Tracking-my-steps-with- my-iOS-device
Posted on Aug 1, 2016 3:32 AM
