Before you start
Health Connect is an Android service that allows health and fitness data to be shared between apps and devices.
To sync activity into Live Better:
• Your activity must first appear in Health Connect
• Live Better must be connected to Health Connect
• Health Connect permissions must be enabled
• Syncing must be active and functioning correctly
Step 1: Check your activity appears in Health Connect
1. Open Health Connect on your Android device.
2. Select Data and access.
3. Locate the activity you're trying to sync.
What should I check?
Confirm that:
• The activity is visible in Health Connect.
• The activity source is displayed correctly.
The source may be:
• Your Android device (for example, Samsung Health)
• A fitness app (for example, Google Fit or Strava)
• A wearable device (for example, a smartwatch)
Activity not showing in Health Connect?
If the activity isn't visible in Health Connect, the issue is likely occurring before the data reaches Live Better.
Check that the activity has synced successfully from your phone, fitness app, or wearable device.
Step 2: Check the Health Connect status in My Medibank
1. Open the My Medibank app.
2. Select Rewards
3. Select Connected apps & devices from the 3-dot menu in the top right hand side of the page
4. Select Health Connect.
You should see one of the following statuses:
Connected
✅ A green tick is displayed and a "Last synced" date is visible.
If you see this status, continue to Step 3.
Not Connected
❌ Health Connect has not been connected to My Medibank.
Permissions Disabled
❌ Required Health Connect permissions have been turned off.
Auto Sync Disabled
❌ Automatic syncing is currently disabled.
Step 3: Check the My Medibank permissions in Health Connect
My Medibank needs to be granted activity permissions to access data from Health Connect. There's 2 ways you can do this:
Option 1: Grant activity permissions in the My Medibank app
On the Live Better screen, tap the 3-dot menu located in the top right-hand side of the page followed by Connected apps & devices.
Tap the Connect button next to Health Connect and “Allow all” on the Allow Medibank to access Health Connect screen.
Option 2: From Health Connect settings
Open Health Connect → App permissions → Medibank.
Select Allow all or enable the required individual permissions.
Recommendation: Select Allow all to avoid partial activity-permission issues.
If you would prefer not to select Allow all, enable the permissions required for the specific activity:
• Steps issue → Steps permission
• Exercise/workout issue → Exercise permission
• Sleep issue → Sleep permission
After allowing the permissions:
1. Return to My Medibank → Connected apps & devices → Health Connect.
2. Confirm the status now shows Connected ✅.
3. Continue to the next step.
Step 4: Run a manual sync
1. Open the My Medibank app
2. Select Rewards
3. Select Connected apps & devices from the 3-dot menu in the top right hand side of the page
4. Select Health Connect
5. Select Manage
6. Select Sync now
Allow a few moments for the sync to complete.
If the activity still doesn't appear, continue to Step 5.
Step 5: Reinstall and reconnect Health Connect
If the issue continues, try setting up the connection again.
1. Disconnect Health Connect from My Medibank.
2. Uninstall the My Medibank app.
3. Reinstall the latest version from the Google Play Store.
4. Sign back in.
5. Reconnect Health Connect.
6. Review the Health Connect permissions requested.
7. If you're comfortable, select Allow all permissions.
8. Allow push notifications to support automatic syncing.
9. Return to the Health Connect settings
10. Confirm the status shows Connected.
11. Run a Sync now if required