Background data delivery
Background Data Delivery in Android Health Connect refers to the ability of apps to access health and fitness data while running in the background. This feature is enabled through the Background Reads permission (android.permission.health.READ_HEALTH_DATA_IN_BACKGROUND), which must be explicitly granted by the user. Once granted, apps can access data from Health Connect without needing to be in the foreground, enhancing data synchronization and user experience.
SpikeSDK for Android enables you make use of these native Android features and seamlessly integrate it with all other supported providers thus ensuring maximum data availability and unification across providers near real time.
Background Delivery in Apple HealthKit allows apps to receive updates on health data even when they are not running. This is achieved by setting up observer queries that wake the app to process new data at specified intervals, typically hourly. iOS manages the delivery frequency based on factors like battery usage and connectivity, ensuring that background updates do not excessively drain resources.
SpikeSDK for IOS enables you make use of these native iOS features and seamlessly integrate it with all other supported providers thus ensuring maximum data availability and unification accross providers near real time.
- Permission Management: Both platforms require explicit user consent for background data access, but Apple HealthKit's permissions are more granular, requiring consent for each data type. Although you do not need to worry about it as Spike's SDK will determine permission needed for you and promt application users for the minimum of them.
- Delivery Frequency: Apple HealthKit typically updates hourly, while Android Health Connect's background reads are more flexible, depending on more factors like operating system version, baterry level and user permissions. While using Spike's SDK you will be getting optimal frequency which is expected to be below 1 hour mark.
- Implementation: Apple HealthKit uses observer queries to wake apps for updates, whereas Android Health Connect relies on background service permissions to access data continuously. While using Spike's SDK you don't need to worry about any of that because it is managed for you, platform agnostic.