Google and Samsung have teamed up to give developers the ability to sync users’ health and fitness data between Android apps and their devices.
Named “Health Connect”, the platform and API (application programming interface) are designed for Android application developers to securely access users’ health data.
With user permission, developers can use a set of APIs to securely access and share health and fitness data on Android devices, a Google statement said.
“We are building this new unified platform in collaboration with Samsung” to simplify application connectivity “to promote a richer application experience while providing centralized user privacy control,” the technology giant added.
Google works with developers including MyFitnessPal, Leap Fitness and Withings as part of an early access program.
In addition, Samsung Health, Google Fit and Fitbit accept Health Connect. “All developers can access the common set of Health Connect APIs for Android via Android Jetpack,” the company said.
Health Connect supports many common types and categories of health and fitness data, including activity, sleep, nutrition, body measurements, and vital indicators such as heart rate and blood pressure.
“Users will have complete control over their privacy settings, with detailed controls to see which applications require access to data at any given time,” Google said.
Users will also be able to disable access or delete data they do not want on their device, along with the option to prioritize one data source over another when using multiple applications.
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