Google Health adds two-way Apple Health syncing on iPhone

Google Health adds two-way Apple Health syncing on iPhone

Back in May, the Google Health app launched alongside the new line of affordable Google Fitbit Air health trackers. Google Health initially included one-way Apple Health integration. The app could read and import health data recorded by an iPhone, Apple Watch…

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Back in May, the Google Health app launched alongside the new line of affordable Google Fitbit Air health trackers. Google Health initially included one-way Apple Health integration. The app could read and import health data recorded by an iPhone, Apple Watch, and other HealthKit-connected apps, but it couldn’t write Fitbit data back to Apple Health. Today’s Google Health iOS app update adds the missing half of that connection. Version 5.05 specifically highlights Apple Health syncing in its release notes: “Share your data like your exercise records, sleep, vitals, steps, and more from Google Health to Apple Health.” Exercise records, sleep, vitals, steps, and other Fitbit data can become available to other HealthKit-compatible apps, subject to the permissions selected by the user. Before this year, users who wanted Fitbit data in Apple Health generally needed a third-party syncing ut...

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