Getting Started
Intro
To integrate Health Connect into your app you need to add a WeFitter plugin into your app. This plugin uses the WeFitter profile of your enduser to send data from Health Connect to WeFitter.
Do you want to know more? Check out the website of Health Connect.
Requirements
- - Kotlin (see this guide on how to add Kotlin support to your app)
- - minSdkVersion 26 (see this link for more information)
- - compileSdkVersion 34
- - targetSdkVersion 34
Approval
To read data from Health Connect in release mode your app needs to be approved by Google. Please read the guide about Plan compliance with privacy policies and fill in the Developer Declaration Form.
The following datatypes can be requested:
- - BloodGlucoseRecord
- - BloodPressureRecord
- - BodyFatRecord
- - BodyTemperatureRecord
- - CyclingPedalingCadenceRecord
- - DistanceRecord
- - ExerciseSessionRecord
- - HeartRateRecord
- - HeightRecord
- - OxygenSaturationRecord
- - PowerRecord
- - SpeedRecord
- - StepsCadenceRecord
- - StepsRecord
- - TotalCaloriesBurnedRecord
- - WeightRecord
Setup
It doesn't matter if you are building a native app or if you are using a framework, you will have to add an activity that acts as an permission rationale.
This activity will be shown when the user navigates to your app in Health Connect settings. Without this activity you will not see a permission modal in your app. You can customize the layout or for example use Jetpack Compose instead.
Add the following code to your app:
AndroidManifest.xml
<activity
android:name=".PermissionsRationaleActivity"
android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="androidx.health.ACTION_SHOW_PERMISSIONS_RATIONALE" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
PermissionsRationaleActivity.kt
package com.example.app
import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
class PermissionsRationaleActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_permissions_rationale)
}
}
activity_permissions_rationale.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="This app would like to have access to your data" />
</LinearLayout>
