Coming back to this few weeks later, I actually had some experiences where I think this will be useful.
I normally wear my fitness smartwatch but on some days decide to wear my regular watches. So on those days I don’t get any automatic step tracking, and I don’t have Google Fit installed only for step tracking as I use my watch manufacturer app.
If Health Connect will write steps automatically without me having to install Fit, then my watch can read back the steps from there and I don’t have to see zero steps on my watch’s tracking for that day 🥲
Its just part of Google’s plan to continuously move logic between their apps. They’ll slowly move Google Fit logic into Health Connect, then a few laters back out into G Fit.
I don’t know if it’s good or bad. Health Connect just needs an easier entry point.
Right now Health Connect is only something to store Health data into, it doesn’t have any write capabilities. Maybe steps are basic enough for it to capture and store some data, and is something people will actually want to use…? But who knows what it means for Google Fit
Why is this good or bad?
Coming back to this few weeks later, I actually had some experiences where I think this will be useful.
I normally wear my fitness smartwatch but on some days decide to wear my regular watches. So on those days I don’t get any automatic step tracking, and I don’t have Google Fit installed only for step tracking as I use my watch manufacturer app.
If Health Connect will write steps automatically without me having to install Fit, then my watch can read back the steps from there and I don’t have to see zero steps on my watch’s tracking for that day 🥲
Its just part of Google’s plan to continuously move logic between their apps. They’ll slowly move Google Fit logic into Health Connect, then a few laters back out into G Fit.
I don’t know if it’s good or bad. Health Connect just needs an easier entry point.
maybe Google wallet will make a comeback again
I don’t know anymore
Sometimes things just is.
Right now Health Connect is only something to store Health data into, it doesn’t have any write capabilities. Maybe steps are basic enough for it to capture and store some data, and is something people will actually want to use…? But who knows what it means for Google Fit