Microsoft concludes Motion Monitor beta program, urges users to download Bing Health + Fitness

Nokia Motion Monitor

Motility Monitor is a handy app for those who wish to arrive shape, using nothing more their smartphone. Microsoft has fired out an email detailing that the app volition exist pulled from the Store for incompatibility with Lumia Cyan, but Bing Health + Fitness and other tertiary-party apps volition be bachelor for download.

The SensoreCore SDK takes advantage of internal sensors on new Windows Phones to sense when you're moving and how intense said activeness was. Essentially, information technology turns your smartphone into a smart pedometer with the Lumia Cyan firmware update installed, combined with Snapdragon 80x chipsets.

The electronic mail thank you beta testers for taking part in the Nokia Motion Monitor beta, especially those who actively provided feedback. The app itself was previewing functionality, which can exist offered in other apps utilizing the SensorCore SDK, including Bing Health & Fitness by Microsoft. Unfortunately, Motion Monitor will no longer work after installing the Lumia Cyan update (due to it being a preview) and thus the app will exist pulled from the Store.

Bing Health + Fitness

It's recommended you install Bing Health & Fettle (or third-party alternative), once the Lumia Cyan firmware update is available for the pedometer functionality to work. This volition ensure the apps volition exist able to monitor activity once Lumia Cyan is installed - Lumia 1520 and Lumia Icon volition be compatible once Lumia Cyan is released, while the Lumia 630, Lumia 635, and Lumia 930 are already supported. Were you part of the Motion Monitor beta? Permit united states of america know your thoughts on said functionality in the comments.

If yous already don't have Bing Health + Fitness, y'all should really give it a go as it's much more comprehensive than Move Monitor in terms of news and features. If y'all have a Lumia 630, the built in pedometer is also more refined.

Download Bing Wellness + Fitness from the Windows Telephone Shop Thanks, Henrique C., and Matt 1000., for the tips!

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