Wearable health band maker Fitbit is in the process of developing a Windows 8.1 application for its popular smartbands.
The San Francisco-based company revealed the news via a post in its official community forum.
"Fitbit is developing an application for Windows Phone 8.1. Thank you for all your feedback and support!" reads the statement on the company's community forum (registration required to access).
However, this is the only information available at this juncture as Fitbit did not divulge any other details, including when the app was expected to go live. It is also not known which features from the iOS and Android versions will make it to the Windows 8.1 one.
Users of the Microsoft Windows Phone platform, however, will welcome this news as several users had been vocal about the need for a Fitbit app for the ecosystem as well.
So what does the Fitbit app do? This useful app is quite helpful for those into fitness and health as it tracks and reports a user's daily movements when paired with the Fitbit wristband.
"With the Fitbit app, your stats will automatically sync (beta) to select smartphones wirelessly (nothing to plug in!). See how you are tracking against your daily goals, with friends, and against your historic averages. Bring fitness into your life seamlessly with the Fitbit App," notes the app description.
With an app for Windows 8.1, Fitbit could likely make use of the Live Tiles feature to give a user updates on their goal.
However, if we rejog our memory, Fitbit has also been surrounded with controversy. In March this year, the company had to recall its Fitbit Force tracker as consumers were unhappy as it led to "allergic reactions to the stainless steel casing." Fitbit reportedly received 10,000 complaints from users of the activity tracker Fitbit Force that the rubber strap caused a skin irritation, compelling the company to pull out wearable device from stores. Fitbit also compensated users by giving them a full refund.
With the pundits predicting a surge in the wearables market in 2014, things look promising for Fitbit and expanding its reach to other ecosystems via new apps is a step in the right direction for the company.
