14 DAY TRIAL // Remember Google Fit? The search giant unveiled the platform supposed to aggregate info from health-related apps and health-centric wearables in order to provide a more in-depth look about the overall well-being of the patient.
Now, the Google Developer Blog tells us that the Google Fit SDK preview for developers has been launched into the wild, so developers can have a go at it.
By virtue of the SDK, developers will be able to tap into the sensors in your phone and make use of them for several tasks.
Furthermore, if you’re an adopter of the LG G Watch or Samsung Gear Life, these apps will take the opportunity to gather the info provided by the heart rate monitor or the step count app.
However, if at this point that’s what Google Fit is bringing to the table, this will change in the near future.
The SDK preview brings forth three sets of APIs. The first category refers to sensors API, which should provide a bridge between apps and sensors, despite being on an Android device or a wearable.
So those making a running app could set up a system that will welcome updates from the heart rate monitor after an interval. The info could then be quickly displayed on the user’s display.
Moving on, there’s the recording API, which helps devs register for a battery-efficient and cloud-synced collection of health-centric data. The example given is of a running app that asks whether it can store the location of the user, so it can use the information later when mapping diverse physical activities.
The idea is that, once the information is submitted into the system, Google Fit will operate silently in the background without disturbing the users with other prompts.
Last but not least comes the History API, which enables dev to read, insert or delete data.
For example, once you have completed a walk or run, the History API will have mapped all the locations you've been at, so at the end of the day it can show you a map of your venture.
If you’re tempted by the new SDK preview, head on to SDK manager, open and update in order to start your work.
The complete SDK is expected to be made available alongside Android L soon enough.
Also note, the Google Fit Developers Google+ Community has officially been launched.
This is a good place to remind you that, in a similar effort, Samsung launched its own Sami, a platform quite akin to Google Fit, destined to collect health info from wearable devices and accompanying apps.