Is Samsung Health connection meant for only Android?

GenerousPeacock13 months ago

Hi,

I have tried several times to connect my Samsung Health to the terra api but its not working.

Is it possible to actually connect Samsung Health + Galaxy Watch to IOS. If so how? Because on your documentation Samsung Health says Android and Apple Health says IOS. https://docs.tryterra.co/health-and-fitness-api/mobile-only-sources

So from my experience are they meant to be used only for their respective devices.

If this is the case is it possible to Sync the Samsung Health Data with Apple Health and then connect Apple Health to Terra. I've been unable to do that.

Vanessaadmin11 months ago

Hey there,

Thanks for reaching out, and you’re right, at the moment, Samsung Health can only be accessed on Android devices, and Apple Health is limited to iOS devices. That means you won’t be able to connect Samsung Health to Terra from an iOS device directly.

Terra’s SDK can’t transfer or modify data between the two Health Kits, and syncing between Samsung Health and Apple Health isn’t natively possible.

Your options going forward:

Use Terra on an Android device: This is the only way to connect Samsung Health directly.
Cross-platform approach: If your app uses React Native or Flutter, you can handle Samsung Health on Android and Apple Health on iOS separately within your codebase.
You can also sync Samsung data to Google Fit

The key thing to keep in mind is that Terra’s mobile SDKs are designed to work with the native health platforms on each OS:

iOS: Apple Health

Android: Samsung Health and Health Connect

Let me know if you need help implementing the Android setup :) We’re happy to guide you through it.