Google and Samsung have teamed up for Health Connect, a platform that allows for the creation of Android-based health and fitness experiences.
Health Connect takes the form of a new set of APIs (application programming interfaces) that allow developers to securely access data from different programs to synchronize and track between applications and devices.
“With the new Health Connect API, users will have a comprehensive set of controls for managing their health and fitness data in applications,” Samsung’s TaeJong executive vice president Jay Yang said in a company statement (Opens in New Window), annoying more than 50 supported data types, including exercise, sleep, nutrition, heart rate, blood pressure, body measurements, and more.
“This is not just proof of concept,” he continued. “We are working with Google and other partners to realize the full benefits and potential of Health Connect.” Samsung Health, Google Fit and Fitbit will also adopt the feature presented at this month’s Google I / O conference.
“We are building this new unified platform in collaboration with Samsung to simplify application connectivity,” said Chris Wilk, senior product manager at Google, in a blog post (Opens in New Window). Google works with MyFitnessPal, Leap Fitness and Withings on an early access program. “Health Connect is part of Google’s broader effort to help billions of people be healthier by using our platforms and technologies to connect and make more sense of health information,” Wilk added.
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Centralized privacy controls allow people to grant permission only to those applications that want to share encrypted data on the device. Meanwhile, developers have access to this information for use in their programs.
Health Connect is now available to developers (Opens in new window) who are invited to review the API guide, download the SDK, find sample Github codes, and sign up for the open beta via Google Play.
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