THEm of our biggest complaints with that of Apple new Fitness + service when it was released was that it wasn’t compatible with AirPlay, which means that you couldn’t transmit workouts from your iPhone, for example, to your (notApple) TV. It was a disconcerting choice, because owners of the Apple Watch and iPhone without Apple TV were forced to broadcast the exercises on a tiny screen. Users were also none also pleased. But, cheer up! It looks like Apple is also adding the ability to stream Fitness + exercises to any TV with AirPlay.
The new feature was identified in today’s developer update for watchOS 7.4 and iOS 14.5, which have not yet been released to the public. Adding compatibility with AirPlay 2 is not only convenient, but it is a step in the right direction. Although Fitness + is relatively affordable for $ 10 a month, it requires a huge investment in hardware to get the best experience. While you could get away with only an Apple Watch and an iPhone, it’s much better if you have an iPad and Apple TV too. (Why clear is.) Allowing users to stream to a TV with AirPlay opens the service to a much wider range of users.
There is a problem, however. According TechCrunch, it appears that while it’s possible to stream audio and video via AirPlay, you’ll lose metrics on the screen. In Fitness +, a big advantage is that you can see your Aactivity ron the screen, along with your heart rate, calories burned, and remaining exercise time. For certain cardiovascular exercises, you can also see a “Burn bar,“ which is a visual representation of how you compare to everyone else who has done the training. These metrics probably explain why Fitness + was not initially released with AirPlay compatibility, as the watch sends these metrics to Apple devices via Bluetooth.
This is kind of boring, but at the same time, the most important part is watching the training video itself. You can always look at your pulse to see your heart rate, calories burned and how much you are exercising. A bigger question is whether your ability to control exercise (for example, pause and start) from your wrist will be affected by AirPlay. In any case, it is encouraging to see that Apple is not waiting to add updates to Fitness +. Last week he added a new Time to walk feature, and now this.
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This is not the only update we can expect. The beta version of the iOS 14.5 developer also appears to include a new feature called Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch. As long as you have an unlocked Apple Watch, you can use FaceID on your iPhone. This would be extremely useful in situations where you cannot remove your mask and still need to unlock your phone or use a verification feature – for, for example, if you’re at the supermarket and want to use Apple Pay.
Again, this is Apple. Using this feature would require that you have an Apple Watch and leave non-Apple Watch users without a good option. But, as always, this is not the final iteration of these resources. Although it is more than likely they will eventually reach consumers, it is possible that they will take on a slightly different form after receiving some feedback from the developer. In any case, both updates are very welcome solutions to some of the main problems.