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Android Connection Guide

Connect your Android phone or Wearable device to the Core Direction app to collect step points and active heart rate points.

Connect your Phone with Google Fit

If you don't have a wearable device you can connect your Android phone to Core Direction through Google Fit.

Click here to download Google Fit

Step 1: Click on "Connect Wearable" in the Core Direction app menu.

Step 2: Select Google Fit.

Step 3: Log in to your Google Fit account

Step 4: Confirm the connection by checking if the steps in Google Fit & Core Direction are the same.

*Please Note - Use the same Google account to log into Google Fit app & Core Direction App to complete the connection successfully.

Connect a Wearable

Choose your wearable below and follow the guide to connect it to the Core Direction app and start collecting Step & Heart rate points!

Fitbit

Log into your Fitbit account through the "Core Direction" app to connect your account.

Step 1: Click on "Connect Wearable" in the "Core Direction" app menu

Step 2: Select Fitbit

Step 3: Log in to your Fitbit account through Core Direction

You can also connect your Fitbit account to Google Fit using the "Health Connect" Application by Google. This method will allow you to collect steps from your mobile device when you are not wearing your Fitbit. Click here to see the how to guide.

Samsung

Currently you can only sync Samsung Health Data with the Core Direction app using "Health Sync" which is an app developed by Google for this purpose.

Step 1: Connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit. Click here for steps on how to do this.

Step 2: Download "Health Sync" Application

  • Open up the App
  • Click on App Permissions
  • Give Permission to "Samsung health" & "Google Fit"
  • Choose your Sync Direction, send data from "Samsung Health" into "Google Fit"
  • Your data from Samsung Health & Google Fit will show in the Core Direction app

Oura Ring

For some Oura Ring models connection is available to Google Fit through the Oura Application itself. For best results follow the steps below.

Step 1: Connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit. Click here for steps on how to do this.

Step 2: Download "Health Connect" Application

  • Open up the App
  • Click on App Permissions
  • Give Permission to "Oura" & "Google Fit"
  • Choose your Sync Direction, send data from "Oura" into "Google Fit"
  • Your data from Oura & Google Fit will show in the Core Direction app

Google Watch/WearOS

Step 1: Connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit. Click here for steps on how to do this.

Step 2: Complete set up of your Google Watch" and Give Access to "Google Fit"

Garmin with Health Sync

Connecting your Garmin Connect application & device to Core Direction is possible but requires you to download the "Health Sync app & Google Fit app"

Step 1: Connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit. Click here for steps on how to do this.

Step 2: Download "Google Fit" Application and sign in with your google account.

Step 3: Download and open your "Health Sync" app

  • Open the Google Fit app and head to your Profile then Settings and disable “Track your activities” option.
  • Open the Health Sync app, set Garmin Connect as Base from where the data needs to be fed from and set Google Fit as the app where the data will be sent to.
  • Health Sync will ask you for certain permissions and things to be ticked off, you may go as per the flow of instructions.
  • Once done, just tick “Steps” and “Heart Rate” as the data to be synced between the apps, allowing all permissions.
  • Click the sync button and refresh your Google Fit app and you’re good to go.

Step 4: Open your Core Direction app to check your stats.

Note: The Health Sync app is paid, it is free for trial for 7 to 14 days and the subscription value is 3.59 AED for 6 months and 9.99 AED for lifetime.

Huawei Smart Watch

Connecting your Huawei Health application & device to Core Direction is possible but requires you to download the "Health Sync app & Google Fit app"

Step 1: Connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit. Click here for steps on how to do this.

Step 2: Download "Google Fit" Application and sign in with your google account.

Step 3: Download and open your "Health Sync" app

  • Open the Google Fit app and head to your Profile then Settings and disable “Track your activities” option.
  • Open the Health Sync app, set Huawei Health as Base from where the data needs to be fed from and set Google Fit as the app where the data will be sent to.
  • Health Sync will ask you for certain permissions and things to be ticked off, you may go as per the flow of instructions.
  • Once done, just tick “Steps” and “Heart Rate” as the data to be synced between the apps, allowing all permissions.
  • Click the sync button and refresh your Google Fit app and you’re good to go.

Step 4: Open your Core Direction app to check your stats.

Note: The Health Sync app is paid, it is free for trial for 7 to 14 days and the subscription value is 3.59 AED for 6 months and 9.99 AED for lifetime.

Amazfit

Step 1: Connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit. Click here for steps on how to do this.

Step 2: Open the "Zepp App"

  • Got to profile > Add Accounts
  • Click on App Permissions
  • Select Google Fit & log in with your Google Fit Account
  • Allow all permissions and finish

Xiaomi Mi Band

Step 1: Connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit. Click here for steps on how to do this.

Step 2: Open the "Zepp App"

  • Got to profile > Add Accounts
  • Click on App Permissions
  • Select Google Fit & log in with your Google Fit Account
  • Allow all permissions and finish

Polar

Step 1: Connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit. Click here for steps on how to do this.

Step 2: Open the "Polar Beat App"

  • Open the menu in the top left corner, go to Settings and toggle Google Fit on.
  • Give Polar Beat permission to transfer data to Google Fit.
  • From now on your training data will also sync with Google Fit. Note that previous data will not be synced.

Whoop

Step 1: Connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit. Click here for steps on how to do this.

Step 2: Download "Health Connect" Application

  • Open the WHOOP app and click the More icon in the bottom-right corner
  • Scroll down and tap Integrations and Tap Health Connect
  • Tap Set Up
  • Tap Allow All or select which categories you'd like to share between WHOOP and Health Connect

Step 3: Sync Data with Health Connect

  • Open up the Health Connect App
  • Click on App Permissions
  • Give Permission to "Whoop" & "Google Fit"
  • Choose your Sync Direction, send data from "Whoop" into "Google Fit"
  • Your data from Whoop & Google Fit will show in the Core Direction app

Suunto

Step 1: Connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit. Click here for steps on how to do this.

Step 2: Open the Suunto Wear app

  • Swipe up the menu and go to General options and Google Fit.
  • Tap Connect. Select the same Google account you used to sign in to Google Fit and allow Suunto to share data with Google Fit. When connected, training insights from exercises recorded with Suunto Wear app will also be accessible in Google Fit.

Withings

Step 1: Connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit. Click here for steps on how to do this.

Step 2: Open the Health Mate app.

  • Go to Profile and Tap Google Fit.
  • Tap the toggle to activate the Google Fit integration.
  • Select the Google account you want to link your Withings account to, this should be the same account you used on the Core Direction app.
  • Tap OK twice. Your Withings account should be connected to your Google Fit account now.

Coros

Link your COROS account with 3rd party apps such as Strava or TrainingPeaks to enjoy a fast and seamless data syncing experience.

Step 1: On the COROS app, go to the Profile page. Scroll down to Settings, then choose 3rd party Apps. Select the app you wish to add, and log in via the pop-up browser and follow instructions to complete the integration.

Step 2: If the data isn't syncing to connected 3rd party accounts, please disconnect both apps, restart your phone, and re-establish the connection.

NOTE: Workouts uploaded to your COROS account after the account integration will first be sent to the COROS server, then to the integrated 3rd party application. This upload process takes less than a few minutes to upload successfully through the integration.

Fitbit with Health Connect

If you integrate your Fitbit account with Core Direction the app will only take data from your Fitbit wearable. If you’d like to merge data from your Fitbit and phone pedometer you can connect to our app through Google Fit and send your fitbit data to Google fit using a Google App called "Health Sync". Follow the steps below to set it up.

Step 1: Connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit. Click here for steps on how to do this.

Step 2: Download "Health Connect" Application

  • Open up the App
  • Click on App Permissions
  • Give Permission to "Fitbit" & "Google Fit"
  • Choose your Sync Direction, send data from "Fitbit" into "Google Fit"
  • Your data from Fitbit & Google Fit will show in the Core Direction app

Connect other Wearable

If you have another wearable device that is not listed here and you’d like to connect it to the Core Direction platform, please send us an email here - [email protected]

Alternatively you can connect the Core Direction app with Google Fit to collect steps from your phone’s step counter.

If your wearable is not listed here you can try to search the internet for solutions. You will need to connect your wearable device app to Google Fit, you can do a simple Google search to find the relevant data.

"How to connect "MY WEARABLE" to Google Fit.