Android Users Can Finally Sync Their Garmin Fitness Data
This rollout of Garmin support is long overdue for dual Android/Garmin users.
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Credit: Beth Skwarecki
At long last, the Health Connect app is expanding its "sharing data" function, allowing Android users to sync up their health information across multiple apps. The announcement came during Google's developer livestream at I/O 2025. Now, Google says Health Connect will pick up Runna, Mi Fitness, and Garmin. Here's what you need to know.
Wait, you couldn't sync your health data to Garmin before?
Apparently not! My colleague Beth Skwarecki shared with me this screenshot of her Connected Apps screen in her Garmin settings on her iPhone, versus her husband's Android. As you can see, Apple Health is connected to Garmin on the iPhone, but there's no Health Connect for Garmin on the Android.
Apple Health is connected to Garmin on iPhones. Credit: Beth Skwarecki
There's no Health Connect for Garmin on Androids. Credit: Beth Skwarecki
Until now, dual Garmin/Android users have been limited in their ability to consolidate fitness data across multiple services. In other words, this Health Connect update will address long-standing complaints about the ability to sync data.
Plus, the timing of Garmin integration couldn't be better, given the launch of the long-awaited Forerunner 570 and Forerunner 970 watches.
What if I don't want to sync?
As you can see in the screenshots above, connecting your device's health app to your Garmin is fully optional. The Health Connect platform operates as a secure intermediary, storing all data locally on users' devices rather than in the cloud. Users maintain complete control over their data sharing preferences, with all integrations disabled by default and requiring explicit approval before any information is synchronized between applications. You can easily manage permissions if you'd prefer to keep your data separate.
Sharing your Garmin Connect data with Health Connect
Here's all the data your Garmin Connect account can send to your Health Connect. Two things to note: First, this feature is only available on Android 14 and above. Second, this is a one-way transfer from Garmin to your Android; Garmin will not read any data from Health Connect.
What do you think so far?
Activity data
Active and total calories burned
Cycling pedal cadence
Distance
Elevation gained
Heart rate
Speed
Steps
Swimming strokes
Wellness data
Body fat
Total calories burned
Floors climbed
Heart rate
Sleep stages
Steps and step distance
Weight
Once enabled, Garmin Connect syncs data to Health Connect after each successful device sync.
Garmin support should come later this month
This rollout of Garmin support, alongside Runna and Mi Fitness integration, is long overdue for dual Android/Garmin users. The company's historically closed ecosystem has meant that users wanting to share their Garmin-collected data with other health and fitness applications faced frustrating barriers or required workaround solutions. Now, the doors are open to get your workouts and other data in and out of your Garmin app much easier.
This post was originally published in June 4, 2025, when Google announced this feature was planned, and was updated on July 9, 2025 when it went live.
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