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Google Fit & Health Connect

Learn How to Connect FitOn to Google Fit with Health Connect

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Important update

FitOn no longer connects directly to Google Fit on Android.

Instead, FitOn now connects through Health Connect, which acts as the central hub for health and fitness data on Android.

If you use Google Fit, you can still see your FitOn data there — you’ll just do it via Health Connect.

How Google Fit works with Health Connect

Google Fit supports syncing data to and from Health Connect. FitOn also reads and writes data to Health Connect.

This means:

  • FitOn → Health Connect → Google Fit

  • Google Fit → Health Connect → FitOn

As long as both apps are connected to Health Connect, your data will continue to flow between them automatically.

Do I still need Google Fit?

Google Fit is optional, but useful if you:

  • Prefer Google Fit’s interface for viewing steps or workouts

  • Manually log activities or steps in Google Fit

  • Use Google Fit as a pedometer

If you use Google Fit, make sure it is connected to Health Connect.

Recommended Setup

Step 1: Connect Google Fit to Health Connect

  1. Open the Google Fit app

  2. Go to Settings

  3. Find Health Connect

  4. Allow Google Fit to read and write data via Health Connect

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 connections are enabled, syncing will happen automatically.

What changed from the old Google Fit connection?

Previously:

  • FitOn connected directly to Google Fit

  • Google Fit acted as the middle layer for other devices and apps

Now:

  • Health Connect is the central storage layer

  • FitOn and Google Fit both connect to Health Connect

  • This results in better reliability and broader device support

⚠️ Because of this change, older instructions that reference a “Google Fit” toggle inside FitOn may no longer apply on newer versions of the app.

Syncing workouts to Google Fit

  • All future FitOn workouts will sync to Google Fit once Health Connect is enabled

  • Past workouts from before the connection was enabled cannot be retroactively synced

This is a limitation of Google Fit / Health Connect, not FitOn

Syncing steps with Google Fit

To ensure steps appear correctly in FitOn:

  1. Confirm steps are tracking in Google Fit

  2. Make sure Google Fit is connected to Health Connect

  3. Make sure FitOn is connected to Health Connect

  4. Check step permissions in Health Connect (both apps should be allowed)

If steps appear in Google Fit but not in FitOn, double-check that FitOn has permission to read step data in Health Connect.

Manually adding steps

If you manually add steps in Google Fit:

  • Those steps will sync to Health Connect

  • FitOn can read them as long as permissions are enabled

To add steps in Google Fit:

  1. Open Google Fit

  2. Tap the activity ring

  3. Tap the + icon

  4. Add steps under the “Steps” field

  5. Save the activity

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