It didn’t have the same pizazz as the VR headset, or as much interest as the anticipated iPhone updates, but there was another announcement at Apple’s WWDC event this year that demonstrated the company’s deepening reach into the wellness market: the Health app coming to the iPad this fall.
Apple has been subtly building up a health-tracking empire for the Apple Watch and iPhone — most recently, it added features aimed at vision and mental health. But for Deidre Caldbeck, director of product marketing for Apple Watch and Health, the Health app’s arrival on a larger screen represents how health information is becoming more user-friendly, and what the company is reaching toward in terms of future health and fitness apps.