Google Fit App can be connected to Healthy Cities via Health Connect.
Follow the steps given below:
1. Install Google Fit and Health Connect
Download them from the Play Store or ensure they are updated. Open both apps before proceeding.
Important: If you have another fitness app that you prefer to use instead of Google Fit, you can also link it to Health Connect in the same way.
2. Enable permissions in Google Fit and Health Connect
Open Google Fit and verify that you have the permissions enabled.
Then open Health Connect - App permissions.
Select Google Fit and Healthy Cities and enable all permissions.
3. Grant access to steps and distance
Tap on Google Fit and enable the permissions for:
Steps
Distance
Important: At the bottom, enable 'With write permission'. If you prefer, tap 'Allow all' and you're done.
4. Verify that everything is working
Check that Google Fit is recording steps and that Healthy Cities can read them:
Open Health Connect.
Go to Data and access > Activity > Steps.
Ensure that:
Google Fit can write steps.
Healthy Cities can read steps.
5. Check the recorded steps
Confirm that Health Connect is recording your steps correctly:
On the same screen, tap ‘View all entries’.
You will see the history of recorded steps, as shown in the example.
*If you don't see steps, make sure you have walked with your phone on you and have granted the permissions correctly in the previous steps.
