Android Authority

Health Connect will soon track your steps without needing another app

Google is adding native step tracking to Health Connect, changing its function from just a data hub for other apps. This marks a significant shift, as Health Connect will now be able to collect its ...
Android Authority

Health Connect can now track your steps using your Android phone

Google is officially adding native step tracking to Health Connect, as confirmed by Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2. The company announced the change today, and a new banner and “Devices” page within the app ...
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Google's Health Connect Finally Gets Step Tracking Through Your Android Phone

Recent reports said that Google is on the verge of bringing a native step tracking feature to Health Connect, which iOS has offered for quite some time. This would basically allow the app to count ...
Android

Google sacrifices advanced step tracking to fix Pixel Watch issues

Summary: Google’s second Pixel Watch update for April 2025 not only fixes a step-counting bug that recorded inflated numbers after March’s update, but also finally delivers Wear OS 5.1 with important ...
Science Daily

Mindfulness and step tracking boosts motivation to exercise

Step tracking with mindfulness training delivered via a mobile app boosts people's desire to exercise. A new study from the Centre for Motivation and Behaviour Change at the University of Bath has ...