We need to open the Google fit app to receive the updated steps

[IlanAMG]

We want to retrieve the steps of the day and display them on our application.
With the Google Fit API which will be deprecated, we were able to do this.
Since we moved to Health Connect, the steps only update when we open the Google Fit app and return to our app.

Note that with another pedometer connected to Health connect, such as Samsung Health for example, the steps are updated in real time without needing to open Samsung Health, I suppose the problem is only linked to Google Fit.

Are you aware of this problem and do you have any suggestions?

Thanks.

Code :

export const useGetCurrentStepsAndroid = () => {
  //...
 

  const onStepsObserver = useCallback(async () => {
    if (!isAvailable || !authorized) {
      return
    }

    try {
      const startDate = startOfDay(new Date())
      const now = new Date()

      const options = {
        operator: 'between',
        startTime: startDate.toISOString(),
        endTime: now.toISOString(),
      }

      const results = await readRecords('Steps', {
        timeRangeFilter: options,
      })

      if (!results || results?.records?.length === 0) {
        dispatch(setSteps(0))
        return
      }

      dispatch(
        setSteps(
          Math.round(
            Math.max(
              ...Object.values(
                results.records.reduce((acc, item) => {
                  const origin = item.metadata.dataOrigin
                  if (!acc[origin]) {
                    acc[origin] = 0
                  }
                  acc[origin] += item.count
                  return acc
                }, {}),
              ),
            ),
          ),
        ),
      )
    } catch (error) {
      handleError(error)
      dispatch(setSteps(0))
    }
  }, [authorized, dispatch, isAvailable])

  useInterval(() => {
    onStepsObserver()
  }, 3000)

  //...

  return {
    steps,
  }
}

Environment:

• Health Connect Version: 3.1.0
• React Native Version: 0.72.4
• New architecture enabled: No
• Using Expo: No
• Android API Level: API 34 (Android 14)

[GSSPawanKumarSingh]

Have any one find any solution for this?

[Diogo107]

This seems to be an issue also for me.
I'm developing something that needs to get the device steps but forcing the user to install Google Fit and Health Connect is a very poor User Experience... hopefully some solution will come up...