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Samsung Health & Health Connect

Learn How to Connect FitOn to Samsung Health with Health Connect

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Important update

FitOn connects to Samsung Health through Health Connect.

Samsung Health supports a direct connection with Health Connect, which means your Samsung Health data can sync with FitOn without using Google Fit.

This is now the recommended and most reliable setup for Samsung devices.

How Samsung Health works with Health Connect

Samsung Health can both read from and write to Health Connect. FitOn also reads and writes data to Health Connect.

This allows data to flow seamlessly:

  • Samsung Health → Health Connect → FitOn

  • FitOn → Health Connect → Samsung Health

As long as both apps are connected to Health Connect and have the proper permissions, syncing happens automatically.

Do I need Google Fit?

No, if you use Samsung Health:

  • Google Fit is not required

  • There is no benefit to installing Google Fit as a middle step

  • Removing Google Fit will not break your Samsung Health sync

Samsung Health + Health Connect is the cleanest and most direct setup.

Recommended Setup

Step 1: Connect Samsung Health to Health Connect

  1. Open the Samsung Health app

  2. Go to Settings

  3. Tap Health Connect

Allow Samsung Health to read and write health data

Step 2: Connect FitOn to Health Connect

  1. Open the FitOn app

  2. Go to Profile

  3. Tap Settings

  4. Select Health Connect

  5. Allow FitOn access to the requested data types

Once both apps are connected, data will begin syncing automatically.

What changed from the old setup?

Previously:

  • Some users used Google Fit as an intermediary between Samsung Health and FitOn

  • This added extra steps and additional points of failure

Now:

  • Samsung Health connects directly to Health Connect

  • FitOn connects directly to Health Connect

  • Google Fit is no longer needed for Samsung Health users

This results in faster syncing and fewer sync issues.

Syncing workouts

  • All future workouts recorded in Samsung Health will sync to FitOn once Health Connect is enabled

  • Workouts logged in FitOn will appear in Samsung Health (if permissions allow)

Past workouts recorded before enabling Health Connect cannot be retroactively synced

Syncing steps

To ensure steps sync correctly:

  1. Confirm steps are tracking in Samsung Health

  2. Confirm Samsung Health is connected to Health Connect

  3. Confirm FitOn is connected to Health Connect

  4. Check Health Connect permissions for step data

If steps appear in Samsung Health but not in FitOn, verify that FitOn has permission to read step data in Health Connect.

Using Samsung Health–Only Features

Samsung Health may collect additional metrics (such as stress, sleep stages, or body composition).

  • FitOn will only read data types that it supports

  • Unsupported data types will remain visible in Samsung Health only

You remain in full control of what data is shared through Health Connect

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