Peloton Reverses Course, Will Continue to Support Apple GymKit

Earlier this week, Peloton said that it would drop support for Apple’s GymKit feature that syncs data to the Health app. Customers were unhappy with the decision and complained to the company, leading Peloton to announce a change in plans. Peloton on Thursday said that after listening to member feedback on GymKit, the integration will […]

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Rétropédalage de Peloton, qui garde la compatibilité GymKit

Face à la bronca de ses clients, Peloton fait machine arrière. Seulement deux jours après avoir annoncé la fin de la prise en charge de GymKit, le fabricant de vélos et de tapis de course d’appartement déclare que cette option va finalement perdurer. Peloton Bike+ « Nous vous avons entendu haut et fort, il s’agit d’une […]

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GymKit sort du Peloton

Depuis watchOS 4.1, Apple propose une technologie qui permet de lier des accessoires sportifs à une Apple Watch, GymKit. Elle est là pour synchroniser les données récupérées pendant l’effort et passe par une liaison NFC entre la montre et les accessoires. Cette possibilité se retrouve essentiellement dans les salles de sport assez haut de gamme (ou assez […]

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Peloton Is Dropping Apple Watch GymKit Support

Peloton is dropping support for Apple GymKit in favor of Peloton One-Tap tracking, the fitness equipment company revealed to users in an email on Monday. The lack of GymKit integration is unlikely to be a major concern to recent Peloton users with Apple Watch, since their health data is already synced to Peloton’s app, which […]

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Apple Could Acquire Peloton This Year, Fund Manager Forecast Suggests

Apple will likely acquire fitness company Peloton this year, according to a new hedge fund manager forecast. Deepwater Asset Management’s annual forecast for 2024 (via Connect the Watts) claims that Apple is likely to acquire Peloton sometime in 2024. The move would help Apple bolster its Fitness+ subscription service, adding equipment to compliment the Apple […]

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Apple Fitness+ vs. Peloton Buyer’s Guide

Apple’s fitness streaming service, Apple Fitness+, continues to be a strong competitor to Peloton, a well-established service that has become a significant player in the digital fitness space. Both Apple Fitness+ and Peloton offer a range of polished workout routines, delivered by enthusiastic instructors and accompanied by motivating music playlists. As both subscription services share […]

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Peloton app gets watch face complication for Wear OS smartwatches

App support for Wear OS smartwatches has been improving tremendously over the past couple of years. Various third-party app developers have been bringing their apps to Wear OS smartwatches since the Galaxy Watch 4 was launched. Now, Peloton, which launched its Wear OS app earlier this year, has introduced a watch face complication. The Peloton […]

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New Peloton Watch App lets you use your Wear OS 3+ watch as a heart rate monitor

The all-new Peloton Watch App now lets you use your Google Wear OS watch as a heart rate sensor during exercise. All watches running Wear OS 3.0 and higher are supported, including the Galaxy Watch4 and Watch4 Classic, Galaxy Watch5 and Watch5 Pro, the Pixel Watch and others. Besides tracking your heart rate in realtime, […]

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Samsung Galaxy Watches get the premium Peloton experience after update

Samsung’s Wear OS smartwatches are getting access to a new Peloton Watch App update starting today. The Peloton Wear OS app, which originally made it to the Play Store in November last year, is becoming more like its iOS counterpart and now allows Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 5 users to connect their wearables to […]

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Peloton app now available for your Wear OS-powered Samsung Galaxy Watch

Wear OS has been gaining multiple features and apps in the recent past to compete with its Apple counterpart. Expanded third-party app development is always welcome as it gives users more options. The latest fitness company to release its app for Wear OS smartwatches is Peloton. The Peloton digital app is now live for Wear […]

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Nouveaux licenciements chez Peloton, qui se donne six mois pour rebondir

Le patron de Peloton se donne six mois pour démontrer que l’entreprise peut devenir rentable. Et ensuite ? Barry McCarthy, qui occupe le siège de CEO du constructeur d’équipements sportifs connectés depuis le mois de février, ne donne pas la réponse à cette question, mais on imagine qu’une cession serait à l’ordre du jour. Avant d’en […]

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Peloton Turning to Apple Suppliers After Failing to Find a Buyer

Peloton is switching to Apple suppliers like Quanta and Pegatron as it attempts to turn its business around, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reports. Peloton will no longer produce its bikes and treadmills at its own factories and rely solely on manufacturing partners in a desperate attempt to simplify its operations and reduce costs, according to the […]

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Peloton Looking for Investor Like Apple to Buy 20% of Company

Peloton is looking for a major company like Apple or Amazon to buy a stake of around 20 percent in its business in an effort to improve the company’s fortunes amid dwindling demand for its products and fierce competition from services like Apple Fitness+, according to a report from Bloomberg. Sources believed to be familiar […]

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Peloton baisse les prix sur ses équipements, mais les augmente sur son abonnement

Peloton cherche à écouler le trop plein d’équipements sportifs produits durant la pandémie et que le constructeur a toujours sur les bras, provoquant ainsi une crise au sein de l’entreprise. Et quoi de mieux que de baisser les prix ? Peloton partageant avec Apple l’amour des marges confortables, les appareils du fabricant ont toujours été chers. […]

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Peloton Apple Watch app now lets you close rings with indoor rides and runs

Peloton has revealed it’s bringing the Apple Watch and its machines much closer together, letting you track workouts from its Bike, Bike Plus, Tread machines as well as its home workout app. Previously, Peloton had only offered Apple Watch integration for its Bike Plus indoor bike via Apple’s GymKit, but did remove support for its […]

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Apple Floated as Potential Buyer of Peloton

Following months of bleak news about Peloton’s “precarious state,” including the revelation that it has halted production of its bikes and treadmills, Apple is being floated as a potential buyer of Peloton’s troubled fitness business. Yesterday, CNBC reported that Peloton will temporarily stop production of its connected fitness products due to a “significant reduction” in […]

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Peloton Says Apple’s Privacy Rules Limit Its Ability to Gain Subscribers

Peloton has become the latest company to blame Apple’s ad-related privacy changes in iOS for negatively impacting its business, according to a new report by Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Best known for its at-home exercise equipment and online fitness classes, Peloton blamed the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) rules Apple introduced in iOS 14.5 for making it […]

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