After having the Band 2 single-handedly resolve all the issues I had with the OG Band, I got pretty hyped when I heard that we'd be getting social integration on our Band since integration in everything else was so half-hearted that I was left craving something native that took me back to the glory days of Nike+.
Almost on queue, MSFT followed up the arrival of Bandsider with their social integration... and it was very... lite. Not very much detail we can share, no ability to see when people started a run/ride so we could cheer them on or comment, it only worked between Facebook contacts (which is weird since Microsoft has tons of accounts within their own ecosystem they could've simply extended this to), and there was no major change in the UI on Microsoft Health to emphasize social features. All the stuff I want to see like my position in a challenge or the step leaderboard is all concealed, and there's so much wasted space that it seems like they were trying to create a driving UI.
So I put together a concept of what I envisioned a *new* Microsoft Health would be like.
Problems.jpg
Solution.jpg
I haven't quite figured out how I'd have liked to see an activity feed integrated, but this is very close to what I'd be happy seeing when I fire up Microsoft Health. I plan on taking it to UserVoice if the reception here is positive.
Almost on queue, MSFT followed up the arrival of Bandsider with their social integration... and it was very... lite. Not very much detail we can share, no ability to see when people started a run/ride so we could cheer them on or comment, it only worked between Facebook contacts (which is weird since Microsoft has tons of accounts within their own ecosystem they could've simply extended this to), and there was no major change in the UI on Microsoft Health to emphasize social features. All the stuff I want to see like my position in a challenge or the step leaderboard is all concealed, and there's so much wasted space that it seems like they were trying to create a driving UI.
So I put together a concept of what I envisioned a *new* Microsoft Health would be like.
Problems.jpg
Solution.jpg
I haven't quite figured out how I'd have liked to see an activity feed integrated, but this is very close to what I'd be happy seeing when I fire up Microsoft Health. I plan on taking it to UserVoice if the reception here is positive.
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