---
title: "Connect to Google Fit (Android)"
description: "Learn how to connect Treekly to Google Fit"
url: https://help.treekly.org/en/articles/4-connect-to-google-fit-android
collection: "Connecting your steps to Treekly App"
updated: 2026-09-14
language: en
alternates: [es]
---

# Connect to Google Fit (Android)

Learn how to connect Treekly to Google Fit

For Android users, we recommend setting **Google Fit** as your steps provider.

You will notice there are a choice of **two Google Fit icons** in the Treekly app to chose from.

The Google Fit icon with the heart symbol in the corner refers to **Health Connect**. This is Google's "bridge" allowing 3rd parties (such as Treekly) to request your steps data, subject to your permissions.

The other Google Fit icon in Treekly (without a symbol) is configured to use **Terra** as the "bridge". For guidance on how to connect via Terra [**click here**](https://help.treekly.org/en/articles/3-connect-to-google-fit-via-terra.md)

### **To connect to Google Fit via Health Connect:**

1.  Open the **Google Fit** app.
    
2.  Tap **Profile** in the bottom navigation bar.
    
3.  Tap the **Settings** button on the top right corner.
    
4.  Scroll down to **_Sync Fit with Health Connect_** and activate the toggle button.
    
5.  The activation page will be opened - press **Set up**.
    
6.  Within the Google Fit permissions page, allow it to write Steps data.
    

On the Treekly app:

1.  On the Home screen, tap the **link** 🔗 **icon next to the steps counter**.
    
2.  This will open the Health Connect page. Tap **Google Fit** (with the blue heart Health Connect symbol).
    
3.  Select the checkbox: "I'm ready for Treekly to connect"
    
4.  You will now be connected!
    

### Troubleshooting

Please note for **Health Connect** to work as the bridge, it depends on which Android operating system your phone is running on.

**Android 9 (API 28) or higher.**  
  
You must install the [Health Connect](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.healthdata&hl=en&gl=US) app before synchronising your steps with Treekly.

**Android 14 (API 34) or higher.**  
  
You do **not** need to install the Health Connect as it comes embedded with Android 14. Please ensure that you uninstall Health Connect via the [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.healthdata&hl=en&gl=US) so that both instances do not clash. The Health Connect app has been uninstalled if you see the "Install" or "Update" button.

  
**Android 8.1 (API 27) or lower.**

Not supported, and therefore you will need to connect via the other Google Fit icon listed in Treekly, which instead uses Terra as the bridge. For guidance on how to connect via Terra [**click here**](https://help.treekly.org/en/articles/3-connect-to-google-fit-via-terra.md)

How do I check my Android version? Find out [here](https://support.google.com/android/answer/7680439?hl=en-GB).

We're happy to help if you're running into any problems syncing your steps data to Treekly. You can contact our support team by emailing [**team@treekly.org**](mailto:help@treekly.org)