Technology has discovered a new concept. Women.
Apple’s iOS 9 will include updates to its’ health app that will track periods and female reproductive health.
They’ve finally remembered that one half of their consumers have vaginas. And now they want to get involved.
HealthKit period tracker – it’s almost as if Apple just realized that women exist. #WWDC15 pic.twitter.com/NuJGy7cGJW
— Tony Webster (@webster) June 8, 2015
The new version of the HealthKit app will be able to measure all kinds of health metrics, like water intake, UV exposure, sedentary state, and probably the colour and brand of the user’s underwear (TBC).
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The funny thing is, women are the larger demographic for Apple products compared to men, something Apple are well aware of and try to cater for. I don't think this is the evidence of veiled sexism as the article implies. The difference is that Apple is a closed shop as far as Apps go, Android is Open Source meaning that any developer out there can release a product.
If you think it's based on sexism, then sell your iPhone and change to Android which has had apps like these for years.