Android Developers Essentials Health & fitness dev center Community Stay organized with collections Save and categorize content based on your preferences. Android Health & Fitness community resources Find highlights, blogs, videos, and other community resources. Deepen your understanding Sensor Manager Use Sensor Manager to create active experiences on mobile. Note: For Wear OS apps, use Health Services instead of Sensor Manager for optimized power efficiency. Learn more Foreground Services Learn how to use foreground services to keep long running health events active in the background. Learn more Wearable Data Layer API This API is part of Google Play services, and provides an optional communication channel for apps. Available only for Wear OS watches and paired Android devices. Learn more Health and fitness on Google Play See apps that work with Health Connect data Health Connect enables apps to talk to each other, so you can provide users with more holistic insights. See the apps Google Play policy requirements Make sure your app meets Google Play policy requirements related to the collection of health and fitness data. See the requirements Google Fit Android API Migration Guide The Google Fit Android API has been marked as deprecated and will be supported until the end of 2024. Migrate to Health Connect or another recommended Android API to preserve your user experience. Read the guide Latest videos YouTube What's new in Health on Android May 11, 2023 YouTube Testing Wear OS fitness apps without breaking a sweat Nov 10, 2022 YouTube Introducing new APIs for health and fitness in Health Connect by Android May 13, 2022 YouTube Syncing data with Health Connect Nov 15, 2022 YouTube Reading and writing in Health Connect Nov 12, 2022 YouTube Managing permissions in Health Connect Nov 12, 2022 Latest blogs Blog Leading health and fitness apps roll out Health Connect integrations Nov 14, 2022 Blog Power your Wear OS fitness app with the latest version of Health Services Nov 09, 2022 Medium Wear OS home workouts with Health Services Jun 09, 2023