Google Health Connect Integration
Google Health Connect is currently available in the latest versions of FitnessSyncer of Android and above. We recommend you always use the latest version for best results.
Unlike most of our integrations, Google Health Connect requires you to install our free FitnessSyncer for Android app, which, in addition to giving you quick mobile access to your dashboard and stream on the go, will also integrate Google Health Connect with the FitnessSyncer Platform.
Once in FitnessSyncer for Android:
- Navigate to the Google Health Connect section by tapping on the Google Health Connect icon in the Sources and Destinations tab
- Select the types of data you wish to read or write from Google Health Connect. As you change these data types, you may be asked to grant permissions to FitnessSyncer to read or write this data. As with our cloud offering, you must accept all requested permissions. See Permissions to verify or remove permissions.
- We recommend that you enable any checkboxes that may appear after selecting a data type to reading and writing of VO2 Max, Power, Body Fat, Body Water Mass, Bone Mass, Height, Hydration, Heart Rate Variability, Respiratory Rate, and Resting Heart Rate. If you have multiple devices, you will need to do this on each of them.
- Once the permissions are granted, you can then use the “Sync” button and start synchronizing the data with FitnessSyncer.
To use sources or destinations beyond Google Health Connect, you can use the back button or swipe right to get to the Sources and Destinations page to add those.
You should note that while FitnessSyncer Pro users have no limits, free users are limited to the number of sources and destinations tasks they have within their account, and each of these switches count towards this.
Advanced features such as filters are not available within the app; however, they are available on FitnessSyncer.com.
FitnessSyncer for Android will either sync Google Health Connect when you press the “Sync” button or automatically periodically if you are connected to Wi-Fi. To disable the Standard Syncs or change the requirement for Wi-Fi, you can navigate to the Settings tab and select Device Syncs here.
If you are having issues with the standard sync, please ensure that Standard Synchronization is checked and that if you have elected to only sync over Wi-Fi that you are connected to Wi-Fi at the determined sync time. FitnessSyncer Pro users can schedule the periodic syncs by scheduling a Refresh Source Destination Task.
If you are having any issues with FitnessSyncer for Android, please make sure that you are using the latest version of FitnessSyncer for Android and Google Health Connect.
Should you have any feedback or issues regarding the app, please do not hesitate to contact us.
How do I upgrade from Google Fit to Google Health?
To upgrade your existing Google Fit services to Google Health Connect:
- Ensure that Google Fit is being imported into Google Health Connect; see Google’s documentation for information
- Install FitnessSyncer for Android
- We recommend that you first test Google Health Connect to make sure that it is working for you by adding another source or destination first.
- After testing, delete all Google Health sources and destinations that were used in testing.
- On FitnessSyncer.com, edit your Google Fit sources and destinations and change the source or destination from Google Fit to Google Health Connect.
- In FitnessSyncer for Android, go to the Google Health Connect section by clicking the Google Health Connect icon and accept the permissions that were requested.
- Under the Settings tab, select Device Syncs, enable Standard Synchronizations, and select the check mark.
You are now fully set up!
Note that unlike Google Fit support, Google Health Connect only runs on your phone. If there is a delay in processing, ensure your Battery Settings and phone is available for synchronization.
Can I add filters to Google Health Connect sources or destinations?
Yes, you may add filters to Google Health Connect sources and destinations, but you must do that on FitnessSyncer.com.
Can I have multiple Google Health Connect accounts?
No, FitnessSyncer for Android is intended to only support one source and one destination for each data type and Google Health Connect account. If you require multiple accounts, please contact us for assistance.
When I select a Data Type and accept the permissions, the checkbox turns off or I experience error messages. Why?
Usually, this is because one or more of the required permissions were not accepted. The dialog that Google Health Connect shows is scrollable and may have more permissions that you must toggle.
You can also check the permissions by:
- Open your phone’s Settings app
- Select Security & Privacy
- Select Privacy Controls
- Select Health Connect
- Select FitnessSyncer for Android
- Enable the required permissions
- At the bottom of the list, select “Additional Access”
- Ensure that these two permissions are also enabled.
On some phones or Android versions, this may instead be reached by searching your Settings app for “Health Connect” and selecting Health Connect: Permissions Manager, then FitnessSyncer for Android.
If you are still experiencing issues, please contact us.
Why does Route / Map Data behave differently from the other permissions?
Unlike every other Google Health Connect permission, Android does not let apps ask for the Read Route / Map Data permission through the normal permission dialog. Health Connect only grants it one activity at a time, at the moment that activity is synced.
If you enable Read Route / Map Data and FitnessSyncer syncs an activity that has route data, Health Connect may show its own one-time consent dialog asking whether to share that activity’s route. Approving it shares the route for that activity only; you will not be asked again for the same activity.
If that dialog is dismissed or declined, Read Route / Map Data is automatically turned back off and you will see a message explaining why. Simply re-enable the checkbox from the Google Health Connect section to be asked again on your next sync.
Unlike the permissions covered in the previous question, Read Route / Map Data cannot be granted ahead of time from your phone’s Health Connect Settings app — Android does not expose it there. The only way to grant it is to enable the checkbox in FitnessSyncer and respond to the consent dialog the next time an activity with route data is synced.
Write Route / Map Data is not affected by this and is requested through the normal Google Health Connect permission dialog like every other permission.
My Google Health only shows 90 days of data; can I get more?
You can do a Historic Sync and get all of your data with a Pro Account by editing your Google Health source and selecting from the toolbar.
