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Sync with Health Connect

On Android, Snack App can pull in your workouts through Health Connect - runs, walks, rides - so a gym or outdoor day still counts toward your goals and streak. It's read-only, stays on your device, and is entirely optional.

Android 14 and newer have Health Connect built in. On Android 13, install Health Connect from the Play Store first.

How Health Connect works (worth reading first)

Health Connect is a hub, not a tracker - it doesn't record workouts itself. Your workouts only reach Snack App if the app you record them with - Samsung Health, Fitbit, Strava, and so on - is set to write them to Health Connect. So there are two links to make: your fitness app → Health Connect, then Health Connect → Snack App.

Step 1 - Let your fitness app write to Health Connect

Open the app you track workouts with and turn on its Health Connect sharing:

• Samsung Health: Settings → Health Connect → connect, and allow it to write Exercise (and Distance, Calories).
• Fitbit, Strava, and others: look for a Health Connect option in the app's settings and grant it write access.

Then record a workout - or reopen the app for a moment so it syncs across.

Step 2 - Let Snack App read from Health Connect

1. On the Home screen, tap Sync from Health (or flip Health Connect sync on in Settings).
2. Health Connect shows its permission screen - allow Snack App to read Exercise, Distance, and Total calories.
3. Tap Sync from Health any time to pull in new workouts. Imported entries get a small Health icon so you can tell them apart.

Snack App only imports workouts from the day you connected onward - it won't backfill years of history.

No workouts showing up?

Almost always this means the workout hasn't reached Health Connect yet - not a problem with Snack App. Check, in order:

• Your fitness app is connected to Health Connect with write access (Step 1). You can confirm under Health Connect → App permissions.
• The workout was recorded after you connected - we don't backfill older entries.
• Give it a minute - some apps sync to Health Connect on a delay rather than instantly.

A note on Samsung Health

Samsung Health's export to Health Connect is known to be finicky. It tends to sync on its own schedule rather than instantly, often won't carry over workouts you recorded before connecting, and can skip very short sessions. If a workout isn't appearing:

1. Make sure Samsung Health → Health Connect is connected with write access (Step 1).
2. Record a fresh workout of a minute or more.
3. Reopen Samsung Health for a moment so it syncs.
4. Back in Snack App, tap Sync from Health.

This is a Samsung quirk, not a Snack App bug - workouts written straight to Health Connect import correctly.

What we read - and don't

• Read-only. Snack App never writes anything back to Health Connect.
• Imported data is treated like any other entry: it stays on your device and is never uploaded, shared, or sold.
• Only workouts (and related distance/energy) are read, purely to log them as snacks.

Turn it off

• In Snack App: Settings → Health Connect sync, switched off.
• Fully revoke: open Health Connect (in your phone's Settings, or the Health Connect app) → App permissions → Snack App, then remove access.

Privacy

Connecting Health Connect is optional, and the app works fully without it. Health data is read only, never leaves your device, and is never used for ads or marketing. See our Privacy Policy for the full picture.