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Apple could take on Whoop with a new fitness tracker, report says
Apple may be developing a new fitness tracker as part of its new generation of hardware devices.
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Apple is building a screenless Whoop rival, but it may not launch before 2028
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Apple is developing a screenless fitness tracker to rival Whoop, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
Prototypes pair a thin fabric band with a sensor-packed computing module.
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- Reported by Times of India and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:07:18 UTC.
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