Health Connect

What Health Connect does

Health Connect is an Android utility from Google LLC that lets compatible health and fitness apps share selected data through one central service. It suits people who use more than one tracker, workout app, sleep tool, or nutrition app and want those apps to work with the same health information instead of keeping separate records.

Data sharing in one place

The service provides a common home for supported health data, including activity, sleep, nutrition, and related measurements. An exercise app can use information collected elsewhere, while another app can contribute data for use by a broader health platform. This is useful when your devices and services come from different providers, such as Fitbit, Google Fit, or Samsung Health.

Permission controls

• Choose which apps can read or write particular types of health data.
• Review access by category instead of granting one broad permission.
• Check which apps have recently accessed or changed your information.
• Keep the shared health data on the device rather than sending it to a separate central service.

Health Connect is mainly a privacy and compatibility layer, not a full health dashboard. It does not replace the apps that record workouts or explain long-term trends, so its usefulness depends on whether the services you use support it.

Adoption and user feedback

With 500,000,000+ installs, Health Connect is widely present across the Android ecosystem. Its current rating is 2.47 out of 5 from 74,608 reviews, which suggests a mixed experience for users. That may reflect setup, permissions, or differences between supported apps, rather than the core idea of sharing data between services. It is most relevant to users who need cross-app health data access and want direct control over those permissions.