Connecting your heart data from Health Connect (Android)

This is shorter than it looks, and you only need to do it once. MigraineMe does not talk to your watch directly. Instead, it reads from Health Connect, a free app from Google that holds health data. Your watch or fitness band (Samsung, Garmin, Fitbit, Oura, and so on) sends its readings into Health Connect, and MigraineMe reads from there.

Step 1: Make sure Health Connect is installed

On newer Android phones, Health Connect is already there. On older phones you may need to install it.

1. Open the Play Store.
2. Search for Health Connect.
3. Tap Install if you see it. If you see Open, you already have it.

Step 2: Open MigraineMe

1. Find the MigraineMe icon on your home screen.
2. Tap it.

Step 3: Connect Health Connect

1. Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen.
2. Tap Connections.
3. Find Health Connect in the list.
4. Tap Connect.
5. A permission screen will appear. This screen comes from Health Connect, not from us.
6. At the top, tap Allow all.
7. If you would rather pick and choose, switch on at least:

• Heart rate
• Resting heart rate
• Heart rate variability
• Oxygen saturation (if your watch measures it)
• Respiratory rate (if your watch measures it)
• Body temperature (if your watch measures it)

1. Tap Allow at the bottom.

The screen will close on its own.

Step 4: Check that it worked

1. Tap the Monitor tab in MigraineMe.
2. Scroll to the Physical Health card.
3. You should see your resting heart rate and your HRV.

If the card is empty, give it an hour. New data takes a little while to appear, especially first thing in the morning.

What MigraineMe reads

MigraineMe is allowed to read these heart and body signals from Health Connect:

1. Heart rate (for heart-rate goals)
2. Resting heart rate
3. Heart rate variability (HRV)
4. Oxygen saturation (SpO2)
5. Respiratory rate
6. Body temperature
7. Blood glucose

It also reads your steps and workouts if your devices record those. MigraineMe does not read weight or blood pressure at the moment.

If something went wrong

Health Connect says it has no heart data

This means your watch app has not been told to send to Health Connect yet.

1. Open Health Connect (from your home screen, or from Settings, Apps, Health Connect).
2. Tap App permissions.
3. Find your watch app (for example Samsung Health, Fitbit, Garmin).
4. Tap it.
5. Turn on the switches for heart rate, resting heart rate and HRV.

Open your watch app and pull down to refresh, then check MigraineMe again.

The Connect button is missing in MigraineMe

Your Android version may be too old for Health Connect. Health Connect needs Android 9 or newer.

I want to change what MigraineMe can see

1. Open Health Connect.
2. Tap App permissions.
3. Tap MigraineMe.
4. Switch things on or off as you like.

A gentle note

MigraineMe only reads from Health Connect. It cannot send anything back. Your numbers stay on your phone and in your account, and you can turn this off at any time in Data and Notifications in the drawer.