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Pairing Samsung Health via Health Connect on Heka Well or your custom-branded Challenge app
1) Confirm that you have the latest version of Samsung Health and Health Connect installed from the Google Play store
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Health Connect is available on Google Play for Android 13 or lower, but is integrated in the Android operating system starting with Android 14. Note that Google still has Health Connect in Beta status.
2) Connect Samsung Health to Health Connect
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On Samsung Health app home page, click the hamburger menu on the top right -> click Settings -> select Health Connect -> select app permissions -> enable Steps
3) In the Challenge app, choose "Samsung Health (via Android HealthConnect)" from the Select Tracker screen (Image 1)
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This option will only be displayed if you have installed Android's new Health Connect app service.
Image #1: Select Tracker
4) Allow Heka Well to access Health Connect (Image 2)
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Heka Well is only requesting to read "Steps" data so you can select either the "Allow all" or "Steps" toggle
5) You will then be automatically transferred to the Challenge Summary page (Image 3)
6) Walk with your phone for ~15 minutes and then sync steps with the Challenge app by clicking "Tap to sync steps/points" (Image 3)
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Note that it sometimes takes Health Connect several extra minutes to be updated by Samsung Health.
7) Your steps displayed on the Challenge Summary page should match the steps shown in both Health Connect (Image 4) and Samsung Health (Image 5)
Image #2: Access to Health Connect
Image #3: Summary Page
Image #4: Health Connect Step Data
Image #5: Samsung Health Step Data
Additional Instructions and Troubleshooting
1. To view your steps in the Health Connect app, go to Settings > Apps > Health Connect and hit the 'open' button on the bottom menu (alternatively, you can go back to the Google Play Store and open the Health Connect app from there). Once in the Health Connect app select Data and access > Activity > Steps (it should look similar to image #4 above).
2. To view your Health Connect permission settings, go to Settings > Security & Privacy > Permission Manager > Health Connect (see Image #6 below). You can also view find your Health Connect data posted instructions from Google
Image #6: Health Connect Permissions
