Google Health with Go Jauntly

Here is a comprehensive guide to connecting Google Health with the Go Jauntly app.

 
 

Getting started

Google Health is Google's activity and wellness app - it's the redesigned, rebranded successor to the Fitbit app, which Google renamed starting May 2026. It keeps the same core tracking (steps, sleep, heart rate, workouts) that Fitbit users are used to, so existing Fitbit devices and data carry over automatically.

Go Jauntly doesn't connect to Google Health directly. Instead, Google Health shares data through your phone's own health platform:

  • Health Connect on Android

  • Apple Health on iOS

That means the first step happens inside the Google Health app itself, not inside Go Jauntly.

 

Android: connecting Google Health to Health Connect

Google Health can both read from and write to Health Connect, so once it's connected, your Google Health data (and data from any other app you've linked to Google Health) becomes available to Go Jauntly through Health Connect as normal.

To connect Google Health to Health Connect:

  1. Open the Google Health app.

  2. At the top left, tap Connections > Partner apps.

  3. Under "Add connections," tap Sync your favourite health apps > Set up.

  4. Review the on-screen information and tap Accept.

  5. Choose the data you'd like to sync and tap Continue.

  6. Allow the fitness and wellness data categories you're happy to share - we recommend at least Steps and Distance to cover most Go Jauntly challenges.

  7. When asked about additional access, choose whether to share historic data and background data, then tap Allow.

Once that's done, follow our existing Health Connect guide to connect Go Jauntly to Health Connect, if you haven't already. Go Jauntly will then pick up your Google Health data the same way it does for any other Health Connect app.

Full instructions and troubleshooting are also available directly from Google: How do I use Health Connect with the Google Health app?

 

iOS: connecting Google Health to Apple Health

Google Health can both read from and write to Apple Health, so once it's connected, your Google Health data becomes available to Go Jauntly through Apple Health. You'll need iOS 16.4 or later, a Google Account and the latest version of the Google Health app.

To connect Google Health to Apple Health:

  1. Open the Google Health app.

  2. At the top left, tap Connections > Apps and services.

  3. Under "Add connections," tap Apple Health > Get started.

  4. On the consent screen, tap Agree.

  5. Choose the data categories you're happy to share, then tap Allow and Done. We recommend at least Steps and Distance to cover most Go Jauntly challenges. If you're asked how much history to share, include at least the past 30 days (or longer if you’re joining a year long challenge) so recent walks can count towards your challenge.

Once that's done, follow our Apple Health guide to connect Go Jauntly to Apple Health, if you haven't already. Go Jauntly will then pick up your Google Health data the same way it does for any other Apple Health app.

Full instructions are available directly from Google: How do I use Apple Health with the Google Health app?

 

Need more help?

If you're not sure whether your data is making it through to Go Jauntly, check our Health Connect guide for Android, Apple Health guide for iOS, or get in touch with us at hi@gojauntly.com and we'll help you sort it out.