Garmin users to get Health Connect support in June
Google is adding Garmin Connect support to Health Connect next month. The update should make syncing data between the fitness apps much less of a hassle for Android users.
Health Connect is starting to feel more complete
It’s taken a while, but Google is finally adding some big names in fitness to its Health Connect platform. The news dropped during the company’s developer session at I/O 2025, confirming that Garmin, Runna and Mi Fitness will all gain official support starting in June. For Garmin users, this means direct integration without needing to rely on third-party tools like Health Sync.
That alone is a big deal. Until now, syncing workouts or health data between Garmin Connect and Android’s health ecosystem has required workarounds. If you wanted to share Peloton workouts to Garmin, for example, it meant routing data through another app. With this update, you’ll be able to do that straight through Health Connect. It opens up two-way communication between platforms that used to be isolated.
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Of course, everything remains opt-in and users will still need to enable syncing manually for each service. This is important because Health Connect works as a data hub that sits on your phone, and Google doesn’t automatically pull or share anything unless you explicitly allow it. That includes any sharing between Garmin Connect and other platforms like Samsung Health or Fitbit. If you don’t want Google or any connected app to see your data, you can just leave syncing off.
Google also shared that it’s working on a new Medical Records API for Health Connect. This will allow apps to access a wider range of health information, including things like allergies, immunizations and possibly lab results. The goal is to give more context to fitness and wellness data by letting apps reference verified medical history.
Health Connect is growing quickly
Adoption of Health Connect seems to be gaining momentum. Google said during the livestream that active usage is up 50% over the last six months. That’s a solid jump, and the company described growth as “flourishing,” which is not language they throw around lightly.
A big part of this growth probably comes from the Android 14 rollout, which integrated Health Connect more tightly into the system settings. More apps now support it out of the box, and with big names like Garmin coming on board, it’s getting closer to the kind of universal health-sharing framework Android users have been asking for.
Still, the whole system remains optional, and that’s probably how it should be. Privacy matters when it comes to health data, and Google appears to be keeping things transparent by requiring users to opt in every step of the way.
If you’ve been frustrated trying to get your fitness services to talk to each other on Android, June might finally bring some relief.
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