Wear OS is the name Google uses for watches that run its watch software. This includes the Pixel Watch, OnePlus Watch, TicWatch (Mobvoi), Fossil watches, and some others. If your watch shows "Wear OS" on the box or in the settings, this guide is for you.
(Samsung Galaxy Watches technically run Wear OS too, but they go through Samsung Health. See the Samsung Health article instead.)
This only works on Android. Wear OS watches, including the Pixel Watch, do not pair with iPhones.
MigraineMe does not talk to your Wear OS watch directly. Your watch sends its data into Health Connect, which is Google's bridge app, and MigraineMe reads it from there.
On Android
Step 1: Install Health Connect (if you do not have it)
Health Connect is Google's free bridge for sharing health data.
- 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 Android phones include it.
Step 2: Make sure your watch's companion app is sharing with Health Connect
Each Wear OS watch has its own companion app on your phone. For example:
- Pixel Watch: uses the Fitbit app
- OnePlus Watch: uses the OHealth or OnePlus Health app
- TicWatch: uses Mobvoi Health
- Fossil: uses Wear OS or the brand's own app
The steps look similar in all of them:
- Open the companion app on your phone.
- Find Settings or your profile, then look for Health Connect or Connected services.
- Tap Connect to Health Connect.
- A Health Connect window will appear listing categories. Tap Allow all.
- Tap Done.
If you cannot find Health Connect in your watch's companion app, make sure both apps are up to date in the Play Store.
Step 3: 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 4: Wait a few minutes
The first time, it can take a few hours for past data to come through. 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
Wear OS watches, including the Pixel Watch, only pair with Android phones. If you switch to an iPhone, you will need a different watch. See the article on connecting an Apple Watch.
Troubleshooting
"Connected but no data"
There is a chain: watch, companion app, Health Connect, MigraineMe. If any link breaks, MigraineMe sees nothing.
- Open your watch's companion app and check today's numbers are there.
- Open Health Connect. Tap Data and access, then Steps or Sleep. Do you see your watch's app listed, with today's data?
- If not, walk back through Step 2 above.
"Sleep is missing"
Some Wear OS watches only track sleep when you wear them through the night and have automatic sleep detection turned on in the companion app. Check that setting first.
"I don't see my watch listed in Step 2"
Some smaller-brand Wear OS watches do not write to Health Connect yet. In that case, your data may still be visible in the watch's app, but MigraineMe cannot read it. Write to us at help@migraineme.app and tell us the watch model, and we will check if there is a workaround.
"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 watch model and a screenshot of Health Connect's "Data and access" screen. We usually reply within a day.
