How devices and health data work
For iPhone, Apple Watch, Android phones, Wear OS watches, Fitbit, Samsung Health, blood pressure or glucose records, SOS buttons, and locators.
Start simple: the phone can keep basic status, Apple Health or Health Connect can share activity data, and manual records are always available. If a device is not ready yet, check-ins, location, SOS, and reminders still work.
1. Start with the phone
| Phone | What to use | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Android 14 or newer | Usually built in | Search phone settings for Health Connect. |
| Android 9 to 13 | Install from Google Play | Install Health Connect from Google Play, then allow PeaceCheck Care to read the data you choose. |
| Android 8 or older | Better not force it | Steps, heart rate, and sleep may not be available. Manual records are usually easier. |
| iPhone | Use Apple Health | Allow PeaceCheck Care in the Health app or phone settings. |
On older Android phones, support depends on the system version. Android 9 and newer can try. Android 14 and newer often already includes Health Connect. Android 8 and older usually cannot install it. If it does not work, no need to fight the phone. Check-ins, location, SOS, reminders, and manual records still work.
2. iPhone and Apple Watch
- Open the Health app on iPhone.
- Pair Apple Watch with the iPhone first.
- Allow PeaceCheck Care to read the health data you are comfortable sharing.
- If you use Fitbit, Garmin, Samsung, or another wearable, check whether its app writes data to Apple Health.
- Go back to PeaceCheck Care and save the device profile.
PeaceCheck Care does not need to connect to every watch by Bluetooth. Apple Health is the steady place to share the activity data you allow.
3. Android and Health Connect
- Check your Android version first.
- For Android 9 to 13, install Health Connect from Google Play.
- Open phone settings and search for Health Connect.
- Find PeaceCheck Care in app permissions.
- Allow steps, distance, calories, heart rate, sleep, or only the items you want to share.
- Go back to PeaceCheck Care and tap Update status or Update steps.
If Google Play says Health Connect is not compatible, or it does not appear in settings, it is okay. Use manual records for now. The care flow still works.
4. Devices worth adding
Wear OS, Fitbit, or watch
- Save the device profile first.
- Make sure the watch app already has activity data.
- Then check Apple Health, Health Connect, or Samsung Health sharing.
BP or glucose
- Do not wait for automatic sync.
- Enter a manual record first.
- That record is still useful for family.
SOS button
- You can save the device details first.
- The in-app SOS button works anytime.
- External buttons need supported hardware service before automatic alerts.
Locator
- You can save the device details first.
- Phone location and place alerts can be used first.
- External locators need supported hardware service before automatic updates.
5. If data does not show up
Check the source first
Open Apple Health, Health Connect, Fitbit, Samsung Health, or your watch app and make sure the steps, heart rate, or sleep record is already there.
Then check sharing
Make sure the watch app can write data and PeaceCheck Care can read it from Apple Health or Health Connect.
Still empty?
Use manual records for now. Family can still see check-ins, location updates, SOS follow-up, reminders, and the records you enter.
6. Privacy
- Health data is read only after you allow it.
- You choose which data types can be shared.
- You can turn access off in Apple Health or Health Connect anytime.
- Health records are for family care reference only. They are not diagnosis, treatment, medicine, or emergency advice.