It looks like the App Gallery is coming soon!

[pewaukeemike]

Just saw an email to developers which seems to allude to the app gallery opening sometime later this month. Fitbit has a number of contests for developers to encourage apps in three categories including: 

Sports + Fitness

Health + Wellness

Transportation + Local

Looking forward to the new apps and clock faces. The couple I’ve seen are really creative!

https://dev.fitbit.com/blog/2017-11-08-sdk3-app-challenge/

[Julia_G]

Exciting!

[pedris]

Looking forward to this! No category for music?

[pedris]

Looking forward to this! No category for audio (music, podcasts, audio books, etc)?

[BoozyGoose]

I would love a decent podcast app.  Oh, and an Audible app too!

[WavyDavey]

I didn't see any APIs that would allow creation of a music app?

[mlindgren]

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@WavyDavey wrote:

I didn't see any APIs that would allow creation of a music app?

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In addition to there being no APIs, there's no way for apps to use WiFi, so you'd have to sync music over Bluetooth which would take forever. And apps don't have enough storage space to store podcasts or music.

Those of you who'd like to see audio-related apps should suggest them in the Feature Suggestions forum.

[KDX]

I had a comment, but it was deleted. Apparently I can not be facetious and get away with it here. I would really like to  see a calendar app. I tried a S3 prior to buying the Ionic and the one app they had that I really liked was the calendar. In my job I need to be able to check which day a specific date falls on in the next month or two and having the ability to do that on my wrist was most helpful.

[SunsetRunner]

i syned music from the fitbit windows 10 app over wifi.  worked well

[bodywrapsgirl]

So I saw where the app development contest doesn't end until December 15th. So, thinking the app store won't open until after that. Any thoughts? Have you heard anything different?

[WavyDavey]

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@bodywrapsgirl wrote:

So I saw where the app development contest doesn't end until December 15th. So, thinking the app store won't open until after that. Any thoughts? Have you heard anything different?

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According to the link above, the last section of the contest ends with App Grand Champ announced on December 22. My understanding is the app challenge is for anyone out there who can make an app.

Fitbit obviously has their own app developers, who did the apps that came installed on the Ionic. I don't see why the app store opening would be dependent on the contest ending, if the Fitbit developers are ready. But I have no idea when that date will be.

[eadams76]

Fitbit needs to be smart about this; with Black Friday a week away...you would think they would want to create some positive press and excitement (you know, for sales)...by releasing the App Gallery before then.  Just saying...

[SunsetRunner]

I like where this is going

[bodywrapsgirl]

I just can't wait for it. It's driving me nuts! I need new apps. 😄 😄 😄 Ionic is the BEST Fitbit yet! 

[SunsetRunner]

I want the nest app to come out, I have been on the discord server and found
some devs, so I have some new watch faces already!



Vector watch face and also tickmarks. I havetn found much else yet, but its
all over github once you start digging. Im seeing some pebble ports to be
the most popular things out there

[SunsetRunner]

click here!  

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23made4fitbit%20&src=typd

lots of stuff happening

[SunsetRunner]

this is a real nice watch face.

https://gitlab.com/private-software/fitbit-clearbeam-watchface

[bodywrapsgirl]

There are some awesome looking faces coming out! 

[Deltasegmentfly]

Only thing holding me back is having and watch face that shows my upcoming appointments

[ratcityrain]

That's what I have been waiting for - some new watch faces. I have seen some super cool designs done by others