Apple Fitness+ not showing up on iPhone 10 or iPad Pro ‘17. Both have iOS/iPadOS 14.3. Can it be forced?

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Apple Fitness+ not showing up on iPhone 10 or iPad Pro ‘17. Both have iOS/iPadOS 14.3. Can it be forced?

I have an iPhone 10 with iOS 14.3 and iPad Pro 12” (2017) with iPadOS 14.3. Neither shows Apple Fitness+.

On the iPhone, the Fitness app doesn’t show the new Fitness+ functionality. On the iPad Pro, I get the “This app requires specific features not available on this device”.

Do I just need to wait for an Apple fix, or can the new features be “forced” on to these two devices?

FWIW, I also have an AppleTV HD and the Fitness+ app shows up here and works fine.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 14

Posted on Dec 17, 2020 8:42 AM

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ProustGiulio

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Dec 17, 2020 9:12 AM in response to BenTYYC

To use it on an iPhone or an iPad you need an iWatch.

See this support article:--> Devices you can use with Apple Fitness+ - Apple Support

Regards

Giulio

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Dec 17, 2020 9:07 AM in response to ProustGiulio

@ProustGiulio - No. I have an AppleWatch Series 0 (though getting a Series 6 for Christmas). I didn’t think the watch would prevent the app download though, would it? Like I said, it’s successfully loaded on the AppleTV.

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Dec 17, 2020 9:16 AM in response to ProustGiulio

@ProustGiulio - thanks. You can actually use Fitness+ on phone/iPad without the watch, though you are sacrificing some of the benefit and functionality.

My question though is why I’m not even seeing the functionality, or able to download the Fitness app at all on the iPad. That shouldn’t have anything to do with the watch.

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BenTYYC Author

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Dec 17, 2020 11:45 AM in response to BenTYYC

Thinking about this more, I suspect that you need a watch meeting the minimum spec to “activate” Fitness+, but you then have the option of not using a watch for “playback” or usage of Fitness+.

I’ll just wait until my new AppleWatch arrives and try again.

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ProustGiulio

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Dec 17, 2020 8:45 AM in response to BenTYYC

Is your Apple Watch running watchOS 7.2?

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Apple Fitness+ not showing up on iPhone 10 or iPad Pro ‘17. Both have iOS/iPadOS 14.3. Can it be forced?

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