Automated workouts, activity competitions, screen time reduction tools debut at Apple’s WWDC

Unlike other years, health wasn’t a major focus at this year’s WWDC Apple developer conference keynote — the talk didn’t feature a single reference to HealthKit, CareKit, or ResearchKit, in fact.

Still, there was some health-related content. Apple delivered on some new fitness tracking features on the Apple Watch, and unveiled a suite of tools aimed at improving users’ mental health by helping them to balance their app use.

“WatchOS keeps getting better and better and we’re excited for you to try all these great new features to keep you active and connected,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said during the keynote.

Apple Vice President of Technology Kevin Lynch announced a slew of activity updates for the Apple...