Apple’s Fitness Plus soon won’t require an Apple Watch for signups
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#63CCK)
You'll be able to work out - and meditate - without an Apple Watch. | Image: Apple Apple announced on Wednesday that iPhone users will be able to subscribe to its premium Fitness Plus workout subscription service even if they don't have an Apple Watch.
Previously, you couldn't join the service without owning one of Apple's smartwatches, which made signing up an expensive proposition. Since you need an iPhone to set up an Apple Watch, you'd have to own two Apple devices to join Fitness Plus. But with Apple bringing the Fitness app to the iPhone with iOS 16, no Apple Watch required, it makes sense that Apple would make Fitness Plus more easily accessible as well.
The update removing the Apple Watch requirement for Fitness Plus signups will be available later this fall, Apple says. I'm a happy subscriber to the service -...