Connect Health Connect (Android)
Health Connect is Google's on-device health data platform for Android. When you connect it, freddy can read the health and fitness data that your apps and wearables have written to Health Connect — including data from Samsung Health, Google Fit, and Fitbit (if you have Fitbit sync enabled in the Fitbit app).
The freddy app is available on the Google Play Store for everyone, and Health Connect is free for every freddy member. Install the app, sign in, and connect Health Connect from the Sources tab.
What you will need
- An Android phone with Health Connect installed. Health Connect comes pre-installed on Android 14 and later; on Android 13 you can install it from the Play Store.
- The freddy Android app from the Play Store.
- Your freddy login email.
Step 1: Install freddy and log in
Install freddy from the Play Store. Open the app and sign in with the same email address you use on the freddy website.
Step 2: Connect Health Connect in the app
- Open the Sources tab in the freddy app.
- Tap Health Connect in the list.
- Tap Connect.
- The Health Connect permission screen appears. Grant freddy permission to read the health data types you want to share — steps, heart rate, sleep, workouts, and others.
- If you are asked to allow access in the background, turn it on. This lets freddy keep your data fresh on its own, without you reopening the app each time. It is optional — freddy still syncs every time you open the app if you leave it off.
- freddy begins pulling in your data. Most data appears within a few minutes.
Already connected before background access existed? Open the Sources tab, tap Health Connect, and tap Resync — freddy will ask for background access if you have not granted it yet. Nothing is deleted.
Using Fitbit with Health Connect
If you use a Fitbit device, you can get your Fitbit data into freddy through Health Connect:
- Open the Fitbit app on your Android phone.
- Go to Today → your profile → App Gallery → Health Connect.
- Enable the toggle to allow Fitbit to write to Health Connect.
- Select which data types to share (steps, heart rate, sleep, etc.) and save.
Once Fitbit is syncing to Health Connect, freddy will read that data automatically. It can take up to 24 hours for historical Fitbit data to appear in Health Connect after you enable the sync.
What data freddy reads
freddy reads the health and fitness data you grant permission for, which may include sleep, heart rate, steps, active calories, workouts, blood oxygen, and more, depending on what your apps write to Health Connect. freddy only reads data. It never writes anything back to Health Connect or to your connected apps.
Everything freddy stores is encrypted at rest and served only to the AI assistant you have connected.
Need help?
If you have trouble installing the app or connecting Health Connect, email support@freddy.coach or message us in-app at freddy.coach/app/chat.