Health Connect

John Hajinlian

2 years ago

I know this is in beta right now so maybe it's not for me. But I have a pixel 7 pro and Fitbit charge 5, and the health connect program doesn't work at all. When I pull up the app, there is no information in it, or does it appear to even connect to anything. Yes, I updated the charge 5 firmware, and have the Fitbit app on the phone which works fine. I've tried for 2 hours to get anything to work but no luck. I can't seem to find any documentation on this whatsoever. So far for me, a total fail.

Ali Mirzaie

1 year ago

This app has a great potential, I love the documentation and providing clear API for other devices and apps to get connected to it. However, this is what I think needs improvement: - Single source of truth based on timestamp - Some apps can not use the API even though they have access, something in the background is broken (like MyFitnessPal can not write Nutrition or send data) - Manual Sync is not available - Choice to sync historical data from past (last 6 months should be more than enough)

Ed Toshach

1 year ago

This app is useful, but has some issues. I get it's beta (note the five stars), but I'm guessing -- because it's beta -- feedback is helpful. First, I'm happy to finally have a connection between Google Fit and Fitbit. For the most part it works great, and Health Connect also transfers my steps to MyFitnessPal, and that works well, most of the time. A problem I'm finding is that on days when I get a lot of steps in a short time, then Health Connect stops transferring steps, for the rest of that

kinderdm

1 year ago

Love the idea to connect all this fitness data, but it does not work right. Steps in particular are way off. It notifies me of hitting my 10,000 goal while my Galaxy watch has only counted half that. And when I look at the step sources, they only show two sources that add up to just bately above what the Galaxy watch says. And then the number from Samsung health also doesn't match what the Samsung app/watch says, not even close. If these sync issues were fixed then it could be a powerful tool.

D Pink

1 year ago

Like some of the other Reviewers, I have both a Fitbit and a Samsung Galaxy watch. I use the Fitbit for exercise and sleep tracking and the Galaxy watch has more features that I use for entertainment. I absolutely love the idea of having an app that can combine all of fitness and nutritional information from both. However, the app definitely still needs some work. The data doesn't sync properly so I have to constantly check the main app for the most up to date information. I know it's in beta

Holly Taylor

1 year ago

It doesn't work well with crossing fitbit to Samsung Health. Some things won't write over, while others double up. Im still constantly needing to open each app. I also use fitindex scale, and none of the apps connect to that. Other than that, health connect is difficult to find. At first it showed up in the search bar, but never as a widget or icon. However, now I have to go to the play store to open it. I love the idea, but it needs a lot of work.

Kathy Lerchenmueller

2 years ago

Could be better...doesn't seem to accurately sync from my fitbit to my WW app, (and vice versa). In theory it would be great to be able to sync everything from my fitness tracker to my other health manager apps, but if the data isn't accurately syncing, then what's the point?? Also, I can seem to access the app itself to control what access I am giving each app once I initially set it up, so again, not sure how helpful it really is. But since it's still in BETA, I will wait and see...

Doug Bennett

1 year ago

It only pulls a small portion of my fitbit data. I have years of data, and it only pulls the last couple weeks. I have been using the same fitbit account since the beginning of time, and I have not switched anything. I can still see all my previous fitbit data on the fitbit app, but for some reason, it doesn't pull any of it into Google fit. I tried clearing cache and reinstalling. Oof.

Asia Hoe

1 year ago

Until recently, Google Fit would not let me sync my Fitbit data natively. I'm thrilled that syncing works now. As the app remains in beta, there are still some odd quirks, and integrations leave much to be desired. For example, there's no app icon in the drawer, so I have to search for it in the Play store, and the Meta Move app doesn't seem to be updated to work with the Health Connect Beta. Looking forward to seeing how the app evolves.

Ron Zuber

1 year ago

This has the potential to be awesome, but you've given us very limited ways to view the data.. and why not let us sync this data to the cloud so we can look at it and compare certain sets of the data to other sets of the data.. why have/save this data at all if you're going to make it this difficult to analyze? It seems this app is not customer oriented, but more geared toward other app devs being able to sync to one place.. now I gotta find an app that syncs to this and shows me my data.. 🙄

R Wms

1 year ago

I hope this helps as I, too, was confused looking for the app with the rest of my apps. The app is located under settings- Apps- scroll down to health connect. I needed to connect my withings scale and fitbit activity to another app. At first, I was completely confused, but after playing around, I got it to work. Fitbit writes, withings writes, and other app reads. So far, everything is working as designed. No issues.

Jeff Quandt

1 year ago

1st thoughts 1. App is not visible on my app library. I can find the app in the Play Store to OPEN it. None of the screens in the Play store appear on my phone. 2. I easily connected My Fitbit app to My Fitness Pal to track steps in MFP. However, I have yet to see anything. 3. I realize this is in BETA, but so far I am not impressed that ut actually works. I will be uninstalling it if noting changes.

Kevin York

11 months ago

There is no launch icon. In order to run, you must go to the play store, find app and select run. I am not comfortable with this since the app handles sensitive information. There is no apparnt dashboard to see your info. This looks like a logistical nightmare... you can write to apps, and read from apps... which could lead to multiple reads and writes to same apps.. they need a table to show all apps and data types.. so you do not overwrite or confuse as some apps already read from eachoth

Kaitlyn Molner

1 year ago

Absolutely terrible. Can't get data to sync reliably. It's super frustrating and not worth the time to try and figure out. I hope my tracking app will link directly with Samsung Health/Google Fit again instead of trying to use this. If not, I will have to find some other workaround, which is disappointing since it worked perfectly before with the direct link.

Andrew Russo

10 months ago

Since this service was inserted between Google fit and Cronometer step counts and general activity are no longer imported and included in the calorie burn numbers. The only activity imported is intentional logged workouts. I am deeply dissastified. The direct communication between Cronometer and Fit (or Samsung health) was superior. This is a mistake that needs to be fixed. Also, it does not consistently sync workout data tracked with Google Fit to cronometer. I am unimpressed.

Undre Drawn

1 year ago

In theory, this would be a good app, but I've enabled permissions for both Google Fit and Samsung Health, and it doesn't appear to be syncing. I had high hopes it would since I use both apps in conjunction with my Samsung watch. The biggest issue with this app is that once it's installed, it doesn't appear in your apps section as an icon for easy access. You have to go to Settings-Apps and then scroll down to the app. Bad implementation.!!!

Meow Manian

10 months ago

This is easily the single worst mobile app I have ever used. You have to go through either the app store or your phone settings to open it, it doesn't sync with any app it claims to be able to connect to, and any information you might actually want to see is hidden behind layers and layers of utterly worthless menus. I would give this 0 stars if it were an option. One star is one too many.