Samsung still waiting on App Store approval to make Gear Fit2 Pro iPhone-compatible
Although the Gear Fit2 Pro went on sale Sept. 15, Samsung is still waiting for Apple to publish a companion iOS app before the fitness tracker can gain promised iPhone compatibility.
"We look forward to iOS support for Gear Fit2 Pro pending approval in the App Store," Samsung said in a statement seen by CNET, which is postponing a review until the app becomes available. Apple didn't reply to the site's inquiries.
Samsung has had iPhone support for Gear devices since January, dependent on custom apps not just to connect to the wearables but to change settings, download apps, and/or manage health data. None of the company's current iPhone apps support the Gear Fit2 Pro.
It's not clear whether Samsung was simply late to submit the app or there are deeper issues, such as bugs or rules violations.
Apple released the Apple Watch Series 3 on Sept. 22, just days after the Fit2 Pro, adding upgrades like LTE support. While Samsung's product is cheaper and not meant to compete directly, Apple may be benefitting to small degree from the Fit2 Pro's exclusion from iPhones.
"We look forward to iOS support for Gear Fit2 Pro pending approval in the App Store," Samsung said in a statement seen by CNET, which is postponing a review until the app becomes available. Apple didn't reply to the site's inquiries.
Samsung has had iPhone support for Gear devices since January, dependent on custom apps not just to connect to the wearables but to change settings, download apps, and/or manage health data. None of the company's current iPhone apps support the Gear Fit2 Pro.
It's not clear whether Samsung was simply late to submit the app or there are deeper issues, such as bugs or rules violations.
Apple released the Apple Watch Series 3 on Sept. 22, just days after the Fit2 Pro, adding upgrades like LTE support. While Samsung's product is cheaper and not meant to compete directly, Apple may be benefitting to small degree from the Fit2 Pro's exclusion from iPhones.
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It's clearly not Apple's fault based on the fact there are other Apps already in The App Store for different Gear models. So Samsung was either late to submit, or had to make a few changes to their App because it didn't fully meet requirements.
But I'm sure people will like to spin it as Apple intentionally trying to cause trouble for Samsung, as if they run their store like a 12 year old would.
2) I'm not a fan of any product discrimination. Sometimes we see people point a finger at Apple for not carrying Withings after the Nokia buyout or Nest after the Google buyout, but those we taking off shelves because of retail negotiations—not because Apple wasn't against making money on someone else's product. Hell, the Withings thing happened about 8 years after Nokia was even relevant in the smartphone business.
2) Are they copying Jawbone with that one model?
Again it has zero to do with anything Android, and everything to do with the App Store and a a Gear2 app from Samsung that is pending approval there. I'll assume based on your reply you've no idea why you would not go to an Android news site to read about it. If you take two minutes to look at the Gear2 specs first instead of typing a reply you'll figure it out.
Using your logic Samsung didn’t invent anything that went into it’s iPhone knockoffs(iPad knockoffs are dead).
Curved screen? The Apple patent Samsung stole from Apple? Really? Moron.
Selectively ignoring FaceID and how that camera array was build from the ground up, Apple Pay and several other features that aren’t open source shows you’re the typical angry jealous iKnockoff user.