Manage Google Fit's permissions

When you turn on certain permissions, Google Fit can track your activities and give you better info about your fitness and activity. For example, if you lose a device, you can change your Google Fit settings on that device from another one.

Change permissions for Google Fit

To track activities accurately, Google Fit can use data tracked with the Apple Health app. You can turn these settings on or off at any time.

On your iPhone, open the Google Fit app .
At the bottom, tap Profile.
At the top, tap Settings .
Tap Track your activities with Health.
Turn on Connect Google Fit with Health.
Open the Health app.
Tap Google Fit .
Turn on the types of data that you want Google Fit to use.

Delete permissions for your data

On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Fit app .
Tap Profile Settings Delete Fit data permissions.
To control your data storage, turn off or on:
- Store vitals data, like your:
  - Heart rate
  - Resting heart rate
  - Respiratory rate
  - Blood glucose
  - Oxygen saturation
  - Temperature
  - Blood pressure
- Store cycle-tracking data

Tips:

Changing your data permissions affects further tracking of your data. To delete past data, delete your data from Google Fit.
When you delete your activity, sleep or guided breathing data, it also deletes related entries from your journal.

Change settings on other devices

Change permissions for Google Fit on a Wear OS watch

If you use Google Fit on a Wear OS watch, you can turn off activity and location tracking on your watch.

Turn off activity tracking

If your screen is dim, tap it to wake up the watch.
Open Google Fit .
Scroll and tap Settings Fit account.
Tap Sign out.

Turn off location tracking

Important: Fit won't save location data for children under 13 (or the applicable age in your country).

If your screen is dim, tap it to wake up the watch.
Swipe down from the top of the screen.
Tap Settings Apps and notifications App permissions System apps.
Find and tap Google Fit .
Turn off Location.

Change permissions for Google Fit on another device

On your phone, open Google Fit .
At the bottom, tap Profile.
At the top, tap Settings .
Under 'Tracking preferences', tap Settings for other devices.
Select the device.
- If you select an Android device: Under 'Track your activity' or 'Use your location', tap Disable Disable.
- If you select an iOS device: Under 'Connect Google Fit with Health', tap Disconnect Disconnect.

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