What health data does FocusPilot read?
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FocusPilot reads only the health data types you allow. On iPhone that can be sleep, steps, resting heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV); on Android it is sleep and steps only.
What is read on each platform
| iPhone (Apple Health) | Android (Health Connect) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep | Yes | Yes |
| Steps | Yes | Yes |
| Resting heart rate | Yes | No |
| Heart rate variability (HRV) | Yes | No |
| Data from before you connected | Yes, for the types you allow | Only if you allow access to past data |
Nothing else is read: no workouts, no weight, no other health records.
Why Apple’s sheet also lists Heart Rate
On iPhone, Apple’s permission sheet also lists Heart Rate. FocusPilot reads it only to work out a resting heart rate on days when none is recorded.
Why Android reads less
On Android, FocusPilot asks Health Connect for steps and sleep only, plus access to past data if you allow it. Resting heart rate and HRV are not read on Android, so Today’s Read and the Mentor see sleep and steps there.
The one thing FocusPilot writes
FocusPilot writes one thing back, on iPhone only. If you allow it, the mood from your Today’s Read is saved to Apple Health as State of Mind (iOS 18 or later). Apple asks you once. See Connect Apple Health to FocusPilot.
Change what is read
You choose the data types in the Health app on iPhone or in Health Connect on Android, and you can change them at any time. See Disconnect a health app or change what it reads. How the data is used is in How FocusPilot uses and protects your health data.
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