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Apple Temporarily Removing Blood Glucose Tracking from Health App After Reported Issues
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I don't have a problem. Talk to the other guy
aaaarghhhh... the world of MR can be confusing at times....
'other guy' can you read my post please - it's for you...
I just use it for at a glance to see if it's working. For now, I've switched back to the Jawbone UP (blue) app and MyFitnessPal.
The UK uses a semi-metric system of units which iOS can't handle so it defaults to metric if you use the UK as your location.
A lot of apps can work with a mix of metric and imperial units through in-app settings but there doesn't seem to be a way of altering the default settings in the Health app. The Apple Maps app does give the option of Miles or Kilometers so it could be added to the Health app in a future update.
Too bad moles isn't an Imperial measurement. Moles are based upon the metric system so I guess the metric system needs to be destroyed and forgotten.
mine doesn't and I'm in the UK. You don't really need to tell me about the place
If your Health app is using Kilometres, Centimetres and Kilograms it has defaulted to metric.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6539669
If your Health app is using Kilometres, Centimetres and Kilograms it has defaulted to metric.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6539669
we don't use kilograms, we use stones and pounds i.e. how heavy are you? 19stone 2 pounds
*not my actual weight
centimetres - check
kilometers? wtf is that
we don't use kilograms, we use stones and pounds i.e. how heavy are you? 19stone 2 pounds
*not my actual weight
centimetres - check
kilometers? wtf is that
Like I said, we use a semi-metric & imperial mixture.
Most official measurements are now metric, goods are sold in grams and kilograms and by the metre but the road network still uses miles. And pints of beer in pubs but litres for soft drinks and other liquids sold in the supermarkets.
Doctors will use metric measurements in your health records but people still hang on to stones & pounds and feet & inches because it is what they are used to.
Apple has picked metric because it's almost our official measurement.
Issues Galore
The health app has ALL SORTS of issues for me. Doesn't sync with data properly (other apps have current data, health does not) as well as when I choose what I want to view about 2 days later all of it cuts itself off and dissappears. It's "super great" as somebody from apple would probably state... It needs some serious attention is what it needs. This OS, is "insanely buggy". At least on my iPhone 6+
Screen doesn't rotate half the time
Control Center doesnt want to come up
"Back Swipe" for Safari appears to work from the left half of the entire screen at times when im just trying to scroll around a webpage
Notification Center goes Bonkers (Comes down half way down the screen and stops)
iMessage Notifications appear but will not let me pull down sometimes to type a reply.
The keyboard freezes in place at times when entering a word or phrase that I set in the "autocorrect" area of settings.
All of the Health App Issues (Tons)
One issue occured where apps would not update.
General Lag to the OS (On the Plus anyhow...)
Etc Etc Etc... Hoping 8.1 comes soon with fixes.
I've notified apple of at least some of the bugs, if the others continue I'll report those as well...
The health app has ALL SORTS of issues for me. Doesn't sync with data properly (other apps have current data, health does not) as well as when I choose what I want to view about 2 days later all of it cuts itself off and dissappears. It's "super great" as somebody from apple would probably state... It needs some serious attention is what it needs. This OS, is "insanely buggy". At least on my iPhone 6+
Screen doesn't rotate half the time Control Center doesnt want to come up "Back Swipe" for Safari appears to work from the left half of the entire screen at times when im just trying to scroll around a webpage Notification Center goes Bonkers (Comes down half way down the screen and stops) iMessage Notifications appear but will not let me pull down sometimes to type a reply. The keyboard freezes in place at times when entering a word or phrase that I set in the "autocorrect" area of settings. All of the Health App Issues (Tons) One issue occured where apps would not update. General Lag to the OS (On the Plus anyhow...) Etc Etc Etc... Hoping 8.1 comes soon with fixes.I've notified apple of at least some of the bugs, if the others continue I'll report those as well...
You forgot Myanmar and Liberia don't use the metric system either. Another two fine outstanding countries.
Except on one highway in Arizona: http://factually.gizmodo.com/an-arizona-highway-has-used-the-metric-system-since-the-1643536691
we don't use kilograms, we use stones and pounds i.e. how heavy are you? 19stone 2 pounds
*not my actual weight
centimetres - check
kilometers? wtf is that
Or even mixture of both for the same thing. No-one bats an eyelid when people ask the local builders merchants for an 8 ft x 4 ft sheet of 6mm MDF.