What is Health Connect and how do I use it? What you need to know about the local Android service that connects all your fitness apps (www.androidpolice.com)

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[-] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

I like this addition to Android a lot, Fit felt like an insufficient replacement for Apple's Health app when I switched to Android

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

.... so it's Google Fit with a different icon? Did Google just do a Google?

[-] Album@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

No Google fit connects into this. It allows apps like Fitbit, Samsung health and Google fit to all have the same data.

So I don't have to tell my watch how much I weigh, my Fitbit scale tells the Fitbit app and that syncs with google connect so that Samsung health can then pass that to galaxy 5 watch.

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I wish there was an actual vendor neutral standard for this stuff so we didn't need interop hacks like this

[-] Froyn@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

How nice of Google to give everyone access to the health data they've been harvesting.

[+] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca -40 points 1 year ago

....I find it halarious that people need software to lift things, eat properly and just stay mobile and active..

Actually, it's more sad then hilarious.

[-] devious@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

I find it hilarious that you think people who use health trackers "need" them to get fit, rather than being a source of personal data that helps improve how you manage your diet and exercise.

You could pretty much reduce any use of modern software to that kind of comment. E.g. I find it halarious that people need spellcheck to write things correctly.

[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's a tool, and for some people tracking calories and workouts is important. I find it funny that people shit on those that are trying to improve themselves.

Edit: I have a bodybuilder friend that tracks everything he puts in his body down to the milligram and every step and workout including reps. Is he a sad individual? I have another friend that needed both hips replaced and gained a couple pounds and is tracking their information. Are they sad? Sorry but dude, let people enjoy things and do things that don't hurt others.

[-] Polar@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

It's to track.

My doctors want to know my weight, temperature, blood pressure o2 saturation, and sleep habits.

I can show them all of it with 1 app, as everything is tracked automatically.

Perhaps you should look into caring about your health more?

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