Samsung and Googleannounced their new partnership to simplify interoperability between fitness and health applications. ‘Connecting health’ Thanks to the new unified platform and API called; It was argued that it would be possible to securely access data from various fitness apps, devices and wearables to create richer app experiences.

The application in question allows application developers to read and write a user’s health and fitness data. through a single interface can happen. On the other hand, users can choose which applications can collect and share their data with the function to close access or delete data whenever they want. check can.

Health Connect collects much of your general health and fitness data in a single interface

Health Connect supports a variety of common health and fitness data categories, such as activity, sleep tracking, body stats, vital signs, heart rate, and blood pressure. However, as Google reports, all your data is stored on your device. local are encrypted and stored.

In cases where multiple fitness apps provide the same data, users which resource they want to prioritize they can decide. When it comes to consumers, that means if you store your health data in the Fitbit app, you can theoretically access all of this data from your Samsung Health app.

In a statement on the subject, Google Product Manager Chris Wilk said: “User consent allows developers to securely read and write data from Health Connect using standardized schema and API behavior. Users can override their privacy settings with granular controls to see which apps are requesting access to data at any given time. full control Will have. All data in Health Connect is on-device and encrypted,” saves as.

While these new APIs are now available to all application developers through Android Jetpack; One of the first Android apps to use Health Connect Samsung Health, Fitbit, Google Fit, MyFitnessPal, Leap Fitness and WithingsIt is stated that . Also, the Health Connect app is now available in the Google Play Store. to early access is opened; however, it’s also worth noting that partner apps have not yet been updated to support Health Connect.