At the recent Google I/O 2024 event, the tech giant unveiled a plethora of new features and enhancements for its Android ecosystem. Let’s dive into the exciting updates that Google has in store for its mobile business:

– Health Connect: Google announced upcoming capabilities for Health Connect, including background reads and history reads support. This will allow developers to access data from Health Connect even when their app is running in the background, without requiring users to open the app. Additionally, history read will grant users access to all historical data in Health Connect, not just the past 30 days. Developers will need to declare permissions for these features, which users can approve or revoke at any time within Health Connect settings. These new capabilities are set to be released later this year.

– Health Services on Wear OS: In addition to Health Connect updates, Google introduced two new features for Health Services on Wear OS. Once Wear OS 5 is released, users can expect new data types for running that provide detailed insights on running form and economy. These advanced running metrics include Ground Contact Time, Stride Length, Vertical Oscillation, and Vertical Ratio. Moreover, debounced goals for instantaneous metrics like heart rate, distance, and speed will help prevent repetitive event emissions over a short period.

Stay tuned for these exciting updates from Google as they continue to enhance their mobile offerings with innovative features and improvements.