{"id":144620,"date":"2022-05-14T05:29:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T04:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=144620"},"modified":"2022-05-14T05:29:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T04:29:52","slug":"google-and-samsung-make-it-easy-to-share-data-between-fitness-apps-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/technology\/google-and-samsung-make-it-easy-to-share-data-between-fitness-apps-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Google and Samsung Make it Easy to Share Data Between Fitness Apps on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the Google I\/O conference, Google and Samsung announced a new unified platform and set of APIs called Health Connect.\u00a0This initiative is designed to simplify the interaction between fitness applications.\u00a0Developers will be able to create them, and users will be able to manage their fitness data in all such applications.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introducing new APIs for health and fitness in Health Connect by Android\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d14GVcnbTeo?feature=oembed\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Health Connect supports over 50 types of data, including physical activity, sleep tracking, heart rate, blood pressure, and other important metrics.\u00a0New APIs will allow developers to securely access data from various fitness apps and wearables in a single interface.\u00a0It will also allow apps to use accurate data measured by smartwatches and fitness bands.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-144620 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/attachment\/1-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/attachment\/2-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/attachment\/3-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/attachment\/4-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/4.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/attachment\/5-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Users will be able to control which apps have permission to collect data and have the ability to block access or delete data at any time.\u00a0Google said that all user data is encrypted and stored only on the device.\u00a0These new APIs are already available to all app developers via Android Jetpack.\u00a0Samsung Health, Fitbit, Google Fit, MyFitnessPal, Leap Fitness, and Withings will be the first Android apps to use Health Connect.<\/p>\n<p>The Health Connect app is currently available in Early Access on the Google Play Store.\u00a0All the main developer documentation is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.android.com\/guide\/health-and-fitness\/health-connect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the Google I\/O conference, Google and Samsung announced a new unified platform and set of APIs called Health Connect.\u00a0This initiative is designed to simplify the interaction between fitness applications.\u00a0Developers will be able to create them, and users will be able to manage their fitness data in all such applications. 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