Samsung Health/Samsung Watches
On May 28, 2025, Motion Connected successfully integrated with Health Connect to obtain activity data as required by Google.*
However, Samsung Health’s integration with Health Connect has been known to experience issues, often leading to inconsistent and inaccurate data retrieval. If you want to share your Samsung Health data using Samsung Health’s Health Connect integration, refer to Samsung’s official instructions for connecting Samsung Health with Health Connect.
If you experience issues with the integration, an alternative is to use Health Sync - a commonly recommended bridge app that we have previously suggested - to sync Samsung Health data with Google Fit and then leverage Google Fit’s integration with Health Connect.
Samsung Health → Health Sync → Google Fit → Health Connect → Motion Connected
Motion Connected will continue monitoring Samsung Developer community discussions, testing updates to Samsung Health and Galaxy watches, and updating documentation accordingly as improvements become available.
*EHP Participants - Updates to Healthy Choice coming soon
Steps to Enable Alternative Integration (Android)
1. Install or update Samsung Health from Google Play.
2. Open Health Connect (click here for access instructions) and disable all permissions for Samsung Health - Samsung Health should not be paired directly with Health Connect.
3. Install or update Google Fit from Google Play.
4. Configure Google Fit’s Health Connect integration:
a. Sign into your Google Fit account.b. Tap the Profile icon on the bottom navigation bar.c. Tap the gear/cog ⚙ icon in the upper right corner.d. Under Health Connect, enable Sync Fit with Health Connect.e. Under Tracking Preferences, disable Track Your Activities.
5. Install or update Health Sync from Google Play.
6. Configure Health Sync to sync Samsung Health to Google Fit:
a. When asked to select the base sync source, choose Samsung Health.b. When asked to select the destination app, select Google Fit.
c. Read the Declaration of Consent and tap ACCEPT if you agree.d. Tap CHECK GOOGLE ACOUNT CONNECTION and select the account you use for Google Fit.
e. Tap CHECK ACTIVITY TRACKING IN GOOGLE FIT and tap OK in the popup.f. When redirected to Google Fit, disable activity tracking.g. Return to Health Sync and tap OK on the Initialization Finished pop-up.h. Select Steps on the next screen.i. Select Allow when asked to allow Health Sync to access your activity.
j. Samsung will request additional permissions - tap OK, enable All Permissions, and tap DONE.
k. Repeat steps (h) thru (j) for the Activity category.
7. Enable Health Connect in the Motion Connected app (click here for instructions).
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