android health connect permission not launching
05:04 21 Feb 2026

I've implemented all the required steps docs offer. But still when opening app, I can't see permission dialog neither I can see my app in apps list of health connect app.

private val permissionLauncher =
    registerForActivityResult(PermissionController.createRequestPermissionResultContract()) { grantedPermissions ->
        Log.d("mytag", "granted permissions: $grantedPermissions") // prints empty list
        lifecycleScope.launch {
            if (healthConnectManager.isStepsPermissionGranted()) {
                val steps = healthConnectManager.readSteps()
                Log.d("mytag", "steps: ${steps.records}")
            } else {
                Log.d("mytag", "not granted") // prints "not granted"
            }
        }
    }


override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
    
    navigator.goTo(NavigationDestination.Home)
    permissionLauncher.launch(healthConnectManager.readStepsPermissions)

    Log.d("mytag", "isAvailable: ${healthConnectManager.isAvailable()}") // this prints true
}


class HealthConnectManager @Inject constructor(
    private val healthConnectClient: HealthConnectClient,
    @ApplicationContext private val context: Context
) {

    val readStepsPermissions by lazy { setOf(HealthPermission.getReadPermission(StepsRecord::class)) }

    fun isAvailable() = HealthConnectClient.getSdkStatus(context) == HealthConnectClient.SDK_AVAILABLE

    suspend fun isStepsPermissionGranted() =
        healthConnectClient.permissionController.getGrantedPermissions().containsAll(readStepsPermissions)

}


android android-permissions healthconnect