Apple Introduces HealthKit and HomeKit

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First conclusions after the Apple Keynote 2014. Finally, there were few surprises in smart health connected objects: Health (health application) and HomeKit (health home automation certification) were expected.

Like every year, Tim Cook was the star of the Keynote – which kept all of its promises. He started his speech with the traditional presentation of glowing numbers – taking the opportunity to send a little spike to Windows on the number of Windows 8 licenses sold (versus those of OS X Mavericks) …

New OS X version Yosemite

The new version of its operating system is therefore effectively called OS X Yosemite as Craig Federighi announced in a pretty successful speech, causing laughter from the audience of developers present. On the technical side, the effect is also successful: "Transparency", here is the key word of his speech. The idea is to offer an interface as intuitive as iOS. Apple's software engineering chief also announced a "dark" version of the operating system. Some small modifications to note on the design as well on the level of the agenda, plans, finder, or buttons "green yellow red" which change slightly. The Safari design is also updated.

Craig also presents iCloud Drive, a kind of Dropbox bis. A rather particular use is put forward: Mail Drop. Large emails are stored on this cloud (which can store up to 5GB) so as not to saturate mailboxes.

New functionality: Continuity. Ability to switch from one device to another (Mac, iPhone, iPad …): you can start writing an email on your Mac and finish it on the iPhone. It is even possible to "Pick up the phone" from his Mac. As another example, it is possible to call a telephone number available on a web page directly from the computer. The interconnection between the devices is stunning. He shows the example in calling Dr. Dre ! The new version of OS X Yosemite will be available in the fall, but the consumer Beta version will be released in the summer (developers have access to it immediately) and will be free.

What about iOS?

Over 800 million devices sold on iOS, including 500 million iPhones. Last year, more than 130 million users bought an iOS product for the first time. Tim Cook takes the opportunity to show that a large part of these users started from Android ("casting error" in the first choice). That remains to be verified. Obviously, we learn about the new version of iOS, N ° 8. Some small new features, such as the ability to interact with notifications, but also easily manage "drafts" in your emails. Some small new features: QuickType (predictive typing), but also the sending of voice / ehealth messages in a simplified way.

smart health connected health: the Health app

Finally, he announces his novelty on the smart health connected health : Healthkit, and the Health app. The idea is to recover data from the different bracelets / smart health connected watches that have chosen to share the data on this dedicated application. Apple is already announcing that Nike to integrate this functionality to allow users to see their physical performance on the app. The rumors that announced a "Healtbook" a few months ago have therefore been verified … It is not a big surprise to see the giant of Cupertino focus on this market: aware of the issue, it already sells in its physical stores the latest Jawbone UP24, Fitbit Flex or Nike Fuelband available.

HomeKit, health home automation certification!

As it was announced a few days ago, Apple has finally released a health home automation certification for all types of objects: locks, bulbs, thermostats, doors or sockets. It is a common protocol with several APIs. Obviously, Siri voice control will be available.

Other announced features:

• Family Sharing, application to identify family members in photos

• TestFly, a module allowing developers to release a beta version of applications

• CloudKit, developer storage solution

• New programming language: Swift, faster than Objective C

Keynote Conclusion

Here are all the new apps for the iOS 8 version, including Health (second from left at the bottom), and HomeKit (center, bottom).

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