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GCM - HealthKit Sync Issues

Former Member
Former Member
Hi everyone,

I know there are already a couple of threads on this topic, but I wanted to create an overview of the bugs I have noticed, to check if you have noticed the same, or if I am maybe I am wrong on these points.

  • "Steps" and "Heart Rate" data is written to HealthKit (HK) only on the next day. There is no such delay for the other items, and no reason I can think of why this should be like that, so I assume this is a bug
  • For "Walking + Running Distance", "Active Energy", "Resting Energy", "Flights Climbed" only the current day is written to HK. Past days' data is deleted again when syncing.
  • "Walking + Running Distance" actually contains also cycling distance, and - I assume - all distances from all activities. (This seems to be the same mistake as on the "Step Details" card in GCM - the distance there is confusingly not only related to steps)


Do you agree? Anything I am missing? I have the fenix 3 HR in case this is relevant.

BTW, the FAQ item here does not explain any of these issues.

Thanks,
Lorenzo
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 8 years ago
    New update of the app today with a new fancy icon and new features but NO fix for healtkit sync!

    God work Garmin!


    Have you confirmed this with an activity completed after the update?

    Thanks
  • Have you confirmed this with an activity completed after the update?

    Thanks


    Yes, with my sleep data...
  • Well, for me the latest update fixed:

    - Weather Widget

    It didn't fix:

    - syncing of steps to Apple Health
    - syncing of heart rate data to Apple Health

    Steps are synced with a two day delay, heart rate data (probably) with a single day delay.

    I can live with the HR problem, but the steps are an issue because I am using a Jawbone UP3 as my main counter and central steps repository. Jawbone's app can use data from other trackers but - it appears - only if the steps are coming in via Apple Health and are valid for today's date. So steps being synced with a two day delay are pretty much useless for me. :(
  • Any fix for this in the new version?
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 8 years ago
    Any fix for this in the new version?


    Not for me ran this morning synced using the latest version an activity with 1,121 calories showing as 1.12 calories in Apple health



  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 8 years ago
    Any fix for this in the new version?


    Not for me, went for a run this morning then synced using the latest version and an activity of 1,121 calories in connect shows as 1.12 calories in Apple Health.



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  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 8 years ago
    I think it depends which garmin device you have.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 8 years ago
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  • Fixed now

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    Well, there was an App update and now it works.