Could the Apple Fitness + subscription arrive in Belgium?
After a launch in a handful of countries in December 2020, the service that allows you to play sports at home using an Apple Watch has landed in 15 new countries. Before availability in Belgium?
A language problem
After the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand, subscription is now available in Germany, Austria, Brazil, Colombia, France, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, as well as United Arab Emirates.
On this occasion, Apple captioned the videos, in which there is a large panel of sports coaches, in disciplines as varied as running, yoga, dance or even strengthening and HIIT. But if the subtitles are available in French and the service is accessible to our French neighbors, this is not the case for Dutch.
Apple Fitness + is indeed absent from the Dutch market, which may also explain its absence in Belgium. Apple often attends to be able to offer a product in the three languages of the country before launching it. This is the reason that prevents us, as French speakers, from using Siri on Apple TV.
Never mind, given the success of the service, Apple could simply call on other coaches internationally. First, Brazilian coaches will provide new content in Portuguese. “We want to be able to attract as many users as possible and make their experience the best it can be.», Explains Jay Blahnik, service manager at Apple. In particular, this allows you to enjoy a meditation session in several languages., which is much more convenient than reading the subtitles under the English videos, especially when trying to concentrate and close your eyes.
The launch of Apple Fitness + in Belgium therefore depends only on the availability of Dutch. If the subtitles are available, nothing prevents the brand with the apple to offer the subscription in Wallonia and Flanders. Where then, we will have to be patient and wait for Apple to record new sessions in French and Dutch, which may take longer.