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Via Health Connect

Health Connect on Android.

On Android, MoveTogether reads your activity from Health Connect. If your watch, ring, or app syncs to Health Connect, it works, and you compete on the same leaderboard as friends on iPhone.

One permission, then compete.

MoveTogether asks Health Connect for read access to steps, active calories, exercise sessions, sleep, weight, and height. Steps, calories, and exercise drive your rings. Sleep, weight, and height never affect scoring.

Manage or revoke access any time in Health Connect. Data sources guide

On Android (Health Connect)

  1. Turn on Health Connect sharing in your device's app (Samsung Health for Galaxy Watch).
  2. Open MoveTogether and allow Health Connect access.

What can feed Health Connect?

Anything that writes activity to Health Connect. A few common ones:

  • Samsung Galaxy Watch (through Samsung Health)
  • Google Pixel Watch and Fitbit (through Google Health)
  • Garmin, WHOOP, Oura, Polar, Ultrahuman
  • Strava (workouts)

What we read from Health Connect.

MoveTogether scores the same activity for every device. Here’s what comes through from Health Connect.

MetricSupportedNotes
StepsYes
Active caloriesYes
Exercise minutesYesFrom exercise sessions.
WorkoutsYes

Sync timing

When your app syncs

New activity reaches MoveTogether once your device's app writes it to Health Connect and MoveTogether syncs.

Scoring with Health Connect.

Every scoring method is fair here, because every device sends the same Move, Exercise, and Steps numbers. Two that suit it:

Percentage of Goals

Everyone scores against their own goals.

Head to Head on steps

Simple and familiar for a mixed group.

Health Connect questions, briefly answered.

Is MoveTogether on Android?

Yes. It is in open beta on Google Play.

Can I compete with friends on iPhone?

Yes. Everyone lands on the same leaderboard, scored on the same Move, Exercise, and Steps numbers.

Does my Galaxy Watch work?

Yes. Galaxy Watch syncs to Samsung Health, and Samsung Health shares to Health Connect.

Does MoveTogether read heart rate on Android?

No. It reads steps, active calories, exercise sessions, sleep, weight, and height.

Android and iPhone, one leaderboard.

Get MoveTogether on Google Play, allow Health Connect, and start a competition.