Track Activity with Your Phone (Android)

Track Activity with Your Phone (Android)

Want to track your activity using an Android phone?* Google Fit is a free, easy-to-use app that uses your phone’s built-in sensors to track steps and other movement. Once set up, you can sync your activity data to Healthy Choice using the Health Connect app.

Before getting started, ensure that the Healthy Choice app is installed on your phone, and that Health Connect is available on your device (learn more here).

*Using an iPhone? Click here for instructions to link Apple Health and track steps with your iPhone.

Linking Google Fit via Health Connect
  1. If you don't have the Google Fit app yet, download it from the Play Store and set up an account.
  2. Open Health Connect (you may need to search for it in the Play Store each time).
    1. Tap on App Permissions
    2. Locate and tap on 'Fit'
    3. Toggle on 'Allow All' to grant Google Fit permission to read and write data from Health Connect
  3. Open the Healthy Choice app and sign-in if prompted.
  4. Tap the three dots on the bottom navigation bar to open the menu.
  5. Tap on Settings.
  6. Toggle on "Enable activity tracking" and allow all permissions.
  7. Toggle on "Automatic Activity Upload" and tap the Sync Now button.
  8. Important: open the Healthy Choice app regularly to sync data from Health Connect.

View Your Activity Data

Tap on the Dashboard icon on the bottom navigation bar to view your activity data in Healthy Choice. The arrows or calendar option can be used to view activity from previous days.


Please note: with the Health Connect connection enabled, the last 30 days of data will sync to Healthy Choice each time you open the Healthy Choice app. 





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