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Withings charges $99/year for Apple Health sync; Googlebook app issues persist

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Withings is now charging new users an annual fee of $99 for syncing their health data with Apple Health. This change has been met with criticism, particularly from users who previously expected this functionality to be free. Meanwhile, a separate report highlights ongoing issues with the app ecosystem on Googlebooks, describing it as a "mess" with missing applications. AI

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Withings charges $99/year for Apple Health sync; Googlebook app issues persist

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Googlebook’s app situation is a mess, and not just because things are missing Having been using a Googlebook for the better part of a week, there are any number

    Googlebook’s app situation is a mess, and not just because things are missing Having been using a Googlebook for the better part of a week, there are any number of headaches I could talk about, but easily the biggest problem I’m running into thus far is the app situation. Frankly…

    LINKS 9to5google.com/…/googlebook-app-situation… 9to5google.com/…/google-health-5-10-relea…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    New Withings Users Must Pay $99/Year for Apple Health Syncing Article URL: https:// support.withings.com/hc/en-us/ community/posts/51887047154577-Unacceptable-A

    New Withings Users Must Pay $99/Year for Apple Health Syncing Article URL: https:// support.withings.com/hc/en-us/ community/posts/51887047154577-Unacceptable-Apple-Health-Sync-is-now-behind-a-99-year-paywall-for-new-accounts Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 …

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