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📱 Using Google Fit with StepBet

Nancy
Updated

If you're using Google Fit to track your steps, it now requires Google Health Connect permissions in order to receive your step data.

If these permissions aren’t enabled, your steps won’t sync.

⚠️ Important Update

Google updated how step data is shared, so StepBet can no longer read steps directly from Google Fit.

👉 Your steps must now flow through Health Connect before they reach StepBet.

✅ Step 1: Enable Google Fit Permissions in Health Connect

  1. Open the Google Play Store

  2. Search for Health Connect

  3. Tap Open

  4. Tap App permissions (or Your health apps)

  5. Select Google Fit

  6. Tap Set Up (if prompted)

  7. Turn on:

    • Read Steps

    • Write Steps
      (or toggle Allow All ON)

  8. Tap Allow → Done

🔁 Step 2: Set Google Fit as Your Primary Data Source

  1. In Health Connect, tap Manage Data

  2. Tap Data sources & priority

  3. Find Google Fit

  4. Tap the three dots (⋮) and select Move Up
    (or drag it to the top)

👉 Google Fit should be in the #1 position

🔄 Step 3: Sync Your Steps to StepBet

Follow this order to ensure your steps sync correctly:

  1. Open Google Fit

    • Let it fully sync your steps

  2. Open Health Connect → Data & Access → Steps

    • Confirm your steps appear

    • You should see Google Fit listed as the source

  3. Open StepBet

  4. Tap “Update Now”

⚠️ Important Notes

  • Re-selecting your tracker in StepBet will not trigger permissions again

  • Permissions must be updated directly in Health Connect

  • Manually added activities (entered in Google Fit) will not sync to StepBet

🧪 Still Not Working?

If your steps still aren’t syncing, please send:

  • A screenshot of Health Connect → Steps (past few days)

  • Confirmation that Google Fit is your selected tracker

We’re happy to take a look! 👟

💙 Final Tip

Once your steps appear in Health Connect, you're on the right track, StepBet will be able to receive them!

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