Why Health Connect needs another app to record your activity before Moves+ can count it.
User role: App member
Applies to: Android
Module: Moves+ app > Profile > Edit Profile > My Tracker
Health Connect stores, it does not track
No, Health Connect does not count your steps by itself. It is a place on your Android phone where fitness apps store and share health data.
So your activity reaches Moves+ in three stages:
- Your phone or wearable records the activity in a fitness app.
- That app shares the activity with Health Connect.
- Moves+ reads it from Health Connect.
If nothing is sharing with Health Connect, Moves+ has nothing to read, even when Health Connect is connected.
Which apps can feed it
Many fitness apps can share with Health Connect, including your phone's own fitness app and the apps that come with many watches and rings. Samsung Health is one example. Google lists compatible apps on the Play Store.
The app needs to share the right data:
- Steps for walking.
- Distance for running, cycling and swimming. A workout that records only a time earns no points.
How to tell if it is working
Open Health Connect on your phone and check that it holds recent steps or workouts. If it is empty, open your fitness app and allow it to share with Health Connect. Then open Moves+ and pull down on Home to sync.