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Introduction

Install the rook-sdk library and learn about its features.

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npx skills add RookeriesDevelopment/rook-skills --skill rook-android-health-connect

Browse all skills and install options in the rook-skills repository.

Features​

  • Get authorization.
  • Register users.
  • Sync Health Connect summaries and events.
  • Schedule automatic Health Connect data syncs every time the app is launched or in background.
  • Track and upload steps from Android System in background.
Health Connect (HC) known issues

Health Connect is a container of data where apps can READ and WRITE from and into it, that means for the ideal scenario both the provider (application that writes) and the consumer (application that reads) have to be working correctly.

There have been numerous reports of apps failing to synchronize data with Health Connect due to technical issues within the HC platform itself or because of the providers.

Also is important to clarify that Health Connect does not have real-time behaviour the availability of the data depends on each provider business rules for synchronization.

Finally, we'd like you to remember that we are always improving our SDK to offer the best experience, however, the Health Connect platform is in an alpha state, so it's functionality sometimes may not always be the expected.

Samsung Health

For Samsung Health we recommend to use our direct integration; Rook Samsung SDK which provides more accurate results and does not have the limitations of the Health Connect platform.

Development environment​

Android Studio​

Android Studio Narwhal 4 Feature Drop | 2025.1.4 or higher is recommended.

Installation​

In your build.gradle (app module) add the required dependencies.

  • Latest version: Maven Central Version
  • Latest stable version: 4.1.0
  • LTS version (supported until September 27, 2026): 2.4.0
implementation("com.rookmotion.android:rook-sdk:version")