How do I connect the Health Connect app with the Move Republic app?

Step-by-step: Using Health Connect with Move Republic

• • Search for "Health Connect" in the Google Play Store, install and open it.
  • On newer Pixel devices or Android 14 or higher, Health Connect is already pre-installed and can be deactivated or activated 

• • In the respective app (e.g. Samsung Health) under Settings → Health Connect to activate the connection.
  • Grant access rights to relevant data such as steps, distance or heart rate.

• • Enable Health Connect in Move Republic under "My sports apps".
  • Allow access rights for data retrieval from Health Connect.

Frequent stumbling blocks and their solutions

Missing data in Move Republic
Check whether both the fitness app has write permissions and Move Republic has read permissions in Health Connect.
Check settings via "App permissions" in Health Connect and activate if necessary.

Note data prioritization
Health Connect can receive data from multiple apps. In the settings under "Data sources and priority", ensure that the desired app (e.g. Samsung Health) is selected as the primary source - so that no data is overwritten or denied.

Missing permissions
Make sure that the fitness app has write access and that Move Republic has been granted read access.
Tips for missing synchronization
Open the fitness app and synchronize manually (e.g. by pull-to-refresh).
Wait briefly, open Health Connect and check whether activities are visible.
Wait briefly, open Health Connect and check whether activities are visible.
Then open Move Republic - this will allow synchronization to be completed successfully.