Nike+ Running app updated with Apple HealthKit integration, elevation tracking, more
Nike on Tuesday released a new version of its popular Nike+ fitness app for iOS, bringing integration with Apple's Health app, elevation tracking , enhanced heart rate monitor support and user interface tweaks.
Reaching version 4.6 with today's update, Nike+ Running gains a solid set of new features for tracking your workouts, not the least of which being integration with Apple's HealthKit and accompanying Health app.
HealthKit support means Nike+ Running can connect to Apple Health on iOS 8 for statistics aggregation and storage. The running app can also tap into Apple Health data to offer more detailed information like heart rate monitor support during runs when using a Bluetooth 4.0 device like Wahoo's Tickr products.
In addition, the app adds in elevation tracking for more precise workout monitoring, though the feature is designed for the iPhone 6 and accuracy may drop off when using iPhone 5s and below. Apple built a barometric pressure sensor into the onboard M8 motion coprocessor found in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, enabling calculation of elevation changes like those experienced when climbing up stairs.
Finally, a number of design tweaks include a new quick start feature and in-app gesture controls that cycle between music playback, stats viewing and a live map.
Nike+ Running is available as a free 46.2MB download from the iOS App Store.
Reaching version 4.6 with today's update, Nike+ Running gains a solid set of new features for tracking your workouts, not the least of which being integration with Apple's HealthKit and accompanying Health app.
HealthKit support means Nike+ Running can connect to Apple Health on iOS 8 for statistics aggregation and storage. The running app can also tap into Apple Health data to offer more detailed information like heart rate monitor support during runs when using a Bluetooth 4.0 device like Wahoo's Tickr products.
In addition, the app adds in elevation tracking for more precise workout monitoring, though the feature is designed for the iPhone 6 and accuracy may drop off when using iPhone 5s and below. Apple built a barometric pressure sensor into the onboard M8 motion coprocessor found in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, enabling calculation of elevation changes like those experienced when climbing up stairs.
Finally, a number of design tweaks include a new quick start feature and in-app gesture controls that cycle between music playback, stats viewing and a live map.
Nike+ Running is available as a free 46.2MB download from the iOS App Store.
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And the Nike Fuelband is smoking hot looking too unlike - you know .....
Yeah.. I completely agree. Like Moto 360 which is too big and the screen is not even circular. Or Samsung gear which looks really cheap.
But what I wanna know is if I'm only running and I already have Strava, do I need this app?
Of course it's not needed, it's just a different app with a different feature set, doing basically the same thing as other running/triathlon apps.
I think this app is quite good, and thanks to Matt Stuehler we can now export the .gpx files from Nike.com
https://mattstuehler.com/lab/NikePlus/
You could have made a good point if you posted the reasoning for your opinion as to why it "is far better than this one".
So glad they added elevation tracking.
Runmeter is far better than this one.
You could have made a good point if you posted the reasoning for your opinion as to why it "is far better than this one".
True.
I agree, though. I use Walkmeter, but It’s exactly the same. Great app, slick, tons of useful features and uses iCloud to sync everything. No stupid account sign-up, just use the app and boom.