Apple Health Data Locked Behind Walled Ecosystem With No Export
Users with wearables generating rich health data are limited to Apple curated short-window views with no reliable path to export, query, or act on the full history. Building a custom pipeline requires navigating HKObserverQuery background delivery quirks that silently fail, creating a high barrier to true data ownership.
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