Hints about the new feature were discovered in the app code, which means Google is currently working on it. The new option in question will allow you to finally back up and restore your Health Connect data.
The feature is unsurprisingly called “Backup and Restore”, and it’s a part of Android 15‘s Health Connect module. This is not the Health Connect app that you can download from the Google Play Store, so this feature may remain exclusive to phones that can get Android 15.
The new “Backup and restore” feature suggests you will be able to choose to back up your Health Connect data daily, weekly, or monthly. You will also be able to choose your preferred cloud storage provider for the backup. It doesn’t seem thus far that you will be getting an option to save the data locally on the device. Or at least, you can’t restore from a local file, as the code suggests if you try to do so, you’ll be getting an error message that requests you get a file from cloud storage.
The exported Health Connect data is encrypted with a password, which will make it harder for any unauthorized person to open it. It’s not clear yet whether you’ll need a Google account password or the device’s PIN/password. There are also other hints about the feature in the latest beta version of Google Play Services. We don’t know yet when this feature will become publicly available.
Android’s Health Connect basically stores your health data from smartwatches and other fitness and wellness apps and devices in one place.
I think it’s really important to be able to backup and restore such data, as with tech, anything can happen. I hope to see this feature available publicly soon.
