Is Google bringing fitness support to Android?

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Is Google bringing fitness support to Android?

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/google-bringing-fitness-support-android-171513501.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NCk0NbKFmDT3ukSz9p2YRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/shutterstock_15.48b76133058.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Will new Android phones offer health and fitness tracking features?" align="left" title="Will new Android phones offer health and fitness tracking features?" border="0" /></a>The latest version of Android -- the less than health-consciously named KitKat -- does have a built-in pedometer and Google’s own Nexus 5 smartphone also offers enhanced fitness monitoring capabilities. But so far, compared with Apple’s latest flagship phone -- the iPhone 5S, which has a secondary processor, dedicated to motion and activity tracking -- Android has so far been playing catch up when it comes to helping consumers keep tabs on their health. This is due in part to the fact that not all Android devices offer support to the latest form of Bluetooth, the wireless technology crucial for connecting to devices like the Nike FuelBand and a host of others. However, according to Google Operating System, Google has plans for a future Fitness API which would allow apps to harness activity recorded by a device’s sensors.</p><br clear="all"/>

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