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What’s new with Google Fit: Distance, Calories, Meal data, and new apps and wearables

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Google Fit has introduced several updates to enhance user experience and developer integration, including a new Android Wear watch face for tracking daily progress and additional data types in the Google Fit SDK. The app now calculates daily distance traveled and calories burned, accessible via the Recording and History APIs. New partnerships allow apps like LifeSum, Lose It!, and MyFitnessPal to contribute nutrition data, while Basis Peak and Sleep as Android provide sleep activity data. Additionally, fitness wearables and apps such as Endomondo, Garmin, and Xiaomi miBand integrate workout sessions and activity data into Google Fit. Developers can leverage this data with user permission, and apps like Runkeeper and Instaweather are utilizing Google Fit for enhanced user engagement and features. These updates aim to provide a comprehensive platform for tracking physical activity and health metrics.

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