Apple Fitness Activity with a non Apple Watch. Possible?

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GSManiac

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#281519 22-Feb-2021 19:04

My friend is looking to buy a smart watch but doesn’t want an Apple Watch. But I am wondering will the exercise etc sync to the Apple Watch fitness activity - move / exercise / stand goals ?

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#2661268 22-Feb-2021 19:26

Some data (steps, stairs climbed, sleep, etc) might sync through to the Health app - this depends on what device your friend ends up with.

All features in the Fitness app require an Apple Watch - ie the activity rings, challenges, awards, and of course Fitness+ won’t work.

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#2661285 22-Feb-2021 19:29

Thanks for that. Much appreciated

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#2661289 22-Feb-2021 19:33

It's not clear what brand of watch you're considering, but with Garmin devices you get a separate iPhone app called Garmin Connect which provides you with all of your health & fitness data. Garmin Connect also syncs a lot of data across to the Apple Health app, but Garmin don't seem to be particularly proactive about supporting this functionality properly.