If you have a Samsung Galaxy phone, you probably already use the Samsung Health app. If you also wear a Galaxy Watch, your watch is already feeding Samsung Health. MigraineMe can read your sleep, steps, heart rate, and stress from there.
This only works on Android. Galaxy Watches do not pair with iPhones.
MigraineMe does not talk to Samsung Health directly. Instead, Samsung Health sends your data to Health Connect, which is Google's bridge app, and MigraineMe reads it from there. This is the standard way modern Android apps share data.
On Android
Step 1: Install Health Connect (if you do not have it)
Health Connect is Google's bridge for sharing health data between apps. It is free.
- Open the Play Store.
- Search for Health Connect.
- Tap Install.
- Open it once after it installs, just to wake it up.
If your phone says "Health Connect is already installed", skip this step. Most newer Galaxy phones already have it.
Step 2: Tell Samsung Health to share with Health Connect
- Open Samsung Health.
- Tap the menu icon at the top right.
- Tap Settings.
- Scroll down to Health Connect.
- Tap it, then tap Connect to Health Connect (or "Set up").
- A Health Connect window appears listing categories. Tap Allow all.
- Tap Done.
If you do not see Health Connect in Samsung Health settings, make sure both apps are updated to the latest version in the Play Store.
Step 3: Make sure your Galaxy Watch is syncing
- Open the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone.
- Make sure your watch is connected (top of the screen).
- Open Samsung Health and check that today's steps and heart rate are showing.
If they are, your watch is feeding Samsung Health correctly.
Step 4: Connect Health Connect inside MigraineMe
- Open MigraineMe.
- Tap the gear icon in the top-left of the screen.
- Tap Connections.
- Find the Health Connect card.
- Tap the Connect button.
A Health Connect window appears.
- Tap Allow all.
- Tap Done.
The button now reads Connected.
Step 5: Wait a few minutes
It can take a few hours for past data to come through the first time. New data appears within minutes after that.
To check it is working:
- Open MigraineMe.
- Tap Monitor.
- Look at the steps, sleep, and heart rate cards.
On iPhone
Samsung Health and Galaxy Watch only work on Android. If you switch to an iPhone, you will need a different watch and a different setup. See the article on connecting an Apple Watch, or any of the other articles in this section.
Troubleshooting
"Connected but no data"
The chain has three links: watch, Samsung Health, Health Connect. If any one is broken, MigraineMe sees nothing.
- Open Samsung Health and check today's numbers are there.
- Open Health Connect. Tap Data and access, then Steps or Sleep. Do you see Samsung Health listed and any data?
- If not, walk back through Step 2 above.
"Sleep is missing"
In Samsung Health, make sure sleep tracking is turned on for your watch (in the Galaxy Wearable app, under Watch settings). Some older Galaxy Watches only track sleep if Continuous heart rate monitoring is on.
"I want to use my Galaxy Ring too"
The Samsung Galaxy Ring also feeds Samsung Health. Once you have done the steps above for your watch, the ring's data flows through the same path. No extra setup is needed.
"I want to disconnect"
In MigraineMe, press and hold the Health Connect card. A disconnect window will appear. Tap Disconnect. This stops the sync; to fully remove permissions, MigraineMe then opens the Health Connect settings so you can revoke them there too.
Still stuck?
Write to help@migraineme.app with your Galaxy Watch model and a screenshot of Samsung Health's Health Connect settings. We usually reply within a day.
