I posted this in the comment thread, but figured I'd start a specific discussion here, so I'm copying some of what I wrote there.
We have confirmation that the WP Fitbit app will NOT have some of the more exciting features like music control (which Android is listed as lacking as well) and text/phone notifications. WP gets far fewer features than iOS and Android:
WP: https://forums.windowscentral.com/e...t_SupportedDevices_Windows.pdf&token=QP0MvyG9
iOS: https://forums.windowscentral.com/e...itbit_SupportedDevices_iOS.pdf&token=PdKYvkj0
Android: https://forums.windowscentral.com/e...t_SupportedDevices_Android.pdf&token=2l3ZIIpT
I'm glad they support WP, just sad to see that even when they are working with Microsoft we still don't get close to the functionality that iOS and Android get. It's sad that we'll have to keep being happy that they give us anything at this point.
Is WP so fundamentally flawed that these functions can't be provided, or are they just not interested in providing more than the bare minimum? Either reason is sure to be disappointing, but I'm going to have to assume that it's due to a flaw in the OS, like how it can't handle keyboard support for Microsoft's own mobile keyboard.
What do you guys think? As of now, none of these new products can be used with WP to the extent they can be with iOS and Android. Does Microsoft expect WP to be competitive when even when they "work with" a company they can't match features (except Cortana, apparently)?
We have confirmation that the WP Fitbit app will NOT have some of the more exciting features like music control (which Android is listed as lacking as well) and text/phone notifications. WP gets far fewer features than iOS and Android:
WP: https://forums.windowscentral.com/e...t_SupportedDevices_Windows.pdf&token=QP0MvyG9
iOS: https://forums.windowscentral.com/e...itbit_SupportedDevices_iOS.pdf&token=PdKYvkj0
Android: https://forums.windowscentral.com/e...t_SupportedDevices_Android.pdf&token=2l3ZIIpT
I'm glad they support WP, just sad to see that even when they are working with Microsoft we still don't get close to the functionality that iOS and Android get. It's sad that we'll have to keep being happy that they give us anything at this point.
Is WP so fundamentally flawed that these functions can't be provided, or are they just not interested in providing more than the bare minimum? Either reason is sure to be disappointing, but I'm going to have to assume that it's due to a flaw in the OS, like how it can't handle keyboard support for Microsoft's own mobile keyboard.
What do you guys think? As of now, none of these new products can be used with WP to the extent they can be with iOS and Android. Does Microsoft expect WP to be competitive when even when they "work with" a company they can't match features (except Cortana, apparently)?