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[WatchOS] Error while trying to insertRouteData into HKWorkoutRouteBuilder
I've ran into an error with the insertRouteData function of the HKWorkoutRouteBuilder that I can't seem to find any information on. The error is "Unable to find location series 1A193D3B-AFF5-41D8-A967-B1BE08D9F543 during data insert.". It seems to only happen when trying to insert very long routes, in the most recent case it was a 5 hour bike ride with 5900 samples. I save all the route data in a sqlite table as backup and after checking out the data there isn't any red flags as to why it would not insert correctly. Has anyone seen this before and could offer some insight or point me in the right direction to find the source of the error?
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HKAnchoredObjectQuery updateHandler stops working with error
Hi! I am using the HKAnchoredObjectQuery to first get a snapshot of the initial results, and then trigger an updateHandler. I need to handle the initial results and the updates separately, which is why I implemented two completions. When I test the code, it works for a while. New and deleted samples trigger the updateHandler. However, after a while there appears an error: [connection] nw_read_request_report [C2] Receive failed with error "Software caused connection abort" Followingly, the updateHandler will stop getting triggered when I add updates in Apple health. Anyone have experience with this? func getMostRecentSample(for sampleType: HKSampleType, anchorKey: String, completion: @escaping (HKQuantitySample?, Error?) -> Swift.Void, updateHandler: @escaping (HKQuantitySample, Error?) -> Swift.Void) {     // If it is the first initialization, anchor is passed as nil     var anchor: HKQueryAnchor? = nil // Check for previous saved anchor in userdefaults     if UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: anchorKey) != nil {       let data = UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: anchorKey) as! Data       do {         guard let newAnchor = try NSKeyedUnarchiver.unarchivedObject(ofClass: HKQueryAnchor.self, from: data) else {           print("Could not parse anchor to HKQueryAnchor type")           return         }         anchor = newAnchor       } catch {         print("Error retreiving anchor from UserDefaults")       }     }     let query = HKAnchoredObjectQuery(type: sampleType,                      predicate: nil,                      anchor: anchor,                      limit: HKObjectQueryNoLimit                       ) { (query, samplesOrNil, _, newAnchor, errorOrNil) in       guard let samples = samplesOrNil as? [HKQuantitySample] else {         fatalError("*** An error occurred during the initial query: \(errorOrNil!.localizedDescription) ***")       }       if let anchor = newAnchor {         do {           let data = try NSKeyedArchiver.archivedData(withRootObject: anchor as Any, requiringSecureCoding: false)           UserDefaults.standard.set(data, forKey: anchorKey)         } catch {           print("Error retreiving anchor from UserDefaults")         }       }       completion(samples.last, nil)     }           // Setting up long-running query     query.updateHandler = { (query, samplesOrNil, _, newAnchor, errorOrNil) in       guard let samples = samplesOrNil as? [HKQuantitySample] else {         fatalError("*** An error occurred during an update: \(errorOrNil!.localizedDescription) ***")       }       if let anchor = newAnchor {         do {           let data = try NSKeyedArchiver.archivedData(withRootObject: anchor as Any, requiringSecureCoding: false)           UserDefaults.standard.set(data, forKey: anchorKey)         } catch {           print("Error retreiving anchor from UserDefaults")         }       }       if let sample = samples.last {         updateHandler(sample, nil)       }     }     self.healthStore.execute(query)   }
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Mar ’25
HKWorkoutSession.sendToRemoteWorkoutSession doesn't report success or failure
We are seeing an issue where sending data using the asynchronous method HKWorkoutSession.sendToRemoteWorkoutSession(data: Data) will never return in some cases (no success nor failure). This issue is happening for roughly 5% of Workouts started and will stay broken for the whole workout. The other 95% of the workouts, the connection works flawlessly. This happens on both watchOS 10 and 11, and with phones running iOS 17 or 18. The issue is quite random and not reproducible. Our app has thousands of workouts a day that use the workout session workout data send, with constant messages being send every few seconds. In some of those 5% cases the "sendToRemoteWorkoutSession" will throw way later, like 30+ minutes later, if the watch app is awake long enough to capture a log of a failure. Our code uses the same flow as in the sample project: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/healthkit/workouts_and_activity_rings/building_a_multidevice_workout_app Here is some sample code, which is pretty simple. Setup code: let workoutSession = try HKWorkoutSession(healthStore: healthStore, configuration: configuration) workoutSession.delegate = self activeWorkoutSession?.startMirroringToCompanionDevice { success, error in print("Mirroring started on companion device: \(success), error: \(error)") } workoutSession?.prepare() then later we send data using the workout session: do { print("Will send data") try await workoutSession.sendToRemoteWorkoutSession(data: data) print("Successfully sent data") // This nor the error may be called after waiting extensive amounts of time } catch { print("Failed to send data, error: \(error)") // This nor the success may be called after waiting extensive amounts of time } So far, the only fix is to restart the phone and watch at the same time, which is not a great user experience. Is anyone else seeing this issue? or know how to fix this issue?
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Dec ’25
incomplete route data in Apple Health
When we upload workout data to HealthKit the route information with the workout detailed data is incomplete: just a few dots. When we select "Show all workout routes" the route data for the same workout shows correctly. We use the HKWorkoutBuilder to store the workout data, and add the location data with the HKWorkoutRouteBuilder to the workout with Is this an Apple Health issue, or do we have to change something in the way we store the location data to the workout?
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HKHealthStore().execute(query) will block main thread
HKHealthStore().execute(query) run in main thread it cost 3.5s here is my code print("execute begin:(Date().timeIntervalSince1970)") HKHealthStore().execute(query) print("execute end:(Date().timeIntervalSince1970)") query.predicate like this (startDate >= CAST(0.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(0.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(0.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(60.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(60.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(60.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(120.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(120.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(120.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(180.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(180.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(180.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(240.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(240.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(240.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(300.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(300.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(300.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(360.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(360.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(360.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(420.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(420.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(420.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(480.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(480.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(480.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(540.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(540.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(540.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(600.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(600.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(600.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(660.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(660.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(660.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(720.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(720.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(720.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(780.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(780.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(780.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(840.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(840.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(840.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(900.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(900.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(900.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(960.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(960.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(960.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(1020.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(1020.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(1020.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(1080.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(1080.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(1080.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(1140.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(1140.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(1140.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(1200.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(1200.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(1200.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(1260.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(1260.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(1260.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(1320.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(1320.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(1320.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(1380.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(1380.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(1380.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(1440.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(1440.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST(1440.100000, "NSDate")) OR (startDate >= CAST(1500.000000, "NSDate") AND endDate < CAST(1500.100000, "NSDate") AND startDate < CAST( Log execute begin:1739958803.531026 execute end:1739958807.0448961
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Feb ’25
Walking/Running Distance not included in daily total
Hi, I have an iPhone/watch app that measures walking/running distance. It starts a workout session records data successfully into healthkit and then ends the workout session. I can see the data in the Health app from my app and it all appears to be correct. The issue I'm having is that the Health app doesn't use my app's data in its total distance for the day. For example, I can add 1 mile of fake data (I know that's not allowed per policy) for testing and it gets successfully added but not used in the total. The health app is only using distances collected by the watch and the phone for calculating the total distance for the day and is ignoring the distance provided by my app. What could I be missing?
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Feb ’25
Request for Guidance on Cross-Platform Heart Rate Data Sharing
Dear Apple Developer Support, I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out for guidance on a project that involves sharing heart rate data between an iOS app and an Android app. I have developed a watchOS app that continuously fetches heart rate data from an Apple Watch and displays it in a companion iOS app. Additionally, I have built an Android fitness app using Ionic Angular. My goal is to create a bridge that allows the heart rate data from the iOS app to be displayed continuously in the Android app. I am considering using a backend server (e.g., Node.js) to facilitate this data transfer. Could you please provide any insights or recommendations on the best approach for achieving this cross-platform data sharing? I would appreciate any guidance on potential challenges or limitations I might encounter. Thank you for your time and assistance. Sincerely, Venu Madhav
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Feb ’25
Sleep Samples sum off by 2 minutes
Hi everyone! I'm trying to get the total sleep time for a given day, but users report that there's a difference between what my app reports and what the Apple Health app reports. In particular, we're off by 2 minutes less on average. What we're doing is: Get all the samples that are either core, deep, rem or unspecified Cut-off time at 3 PM previous day Merge overlapping intervals Add all the remaining intervals For debugging purposes I'm storing and sending all the raw samples to a server, and I have run tests and I don't find anything wrong. It looks like the number we come up with is correct according to our own rules. I wonder, how is Apple adding up all the samples to arrive at a number that's slightly off to our number. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Mar ’25
How to get the same swimming distance like in the Fitness app
Hello Apple Community, What does approach use the Fitness app for swimming distance calculation per set (segment)? I've tried 2 options but all of them have different values than in the Fitness app. Calculation like that: pool length * number of laps = swimming distance BUT the Fitness app sometimes shows other values for distance per set (segment). Fetch all distance values via HKQuantityTypeIdentifier.distanceSwimming (HKSampleQuery`) and than try to match distance values with set (segment) duration. Again I got other values for swimming distance per set, values are bigger than in the Fitness app. let healthStore = HKHealthStore() let distanceType = HKQuantityType.quantityType(forIdentifier: HKQuantityTypeIdentifier.distanceSwimming)! let predicate = HKQuery.predicateForSamples(withStart: startDate as Date, end: endDate as Date?, options: .strictStartDate) let query = HKSampleQuery(sampleType: distanceType, predicate: predicate, limit: HKObjectQueryNoLimit, sortDescriptors: [.init(keyPath: \HKSample.startDate, ascending: true)], resultsHandler: { (query, results, error) in if let error { Logger.e("\(error)") continuation.resume(returning: nil) } continuation.resume(returning: results) }) healthStore.execute(query) Is it possible to get the same swimming distance like in the Fitness app per set via HealthKit?
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Mar ’25
Combining Screen Time Usage with HealthKit Data in a Chart
Hello Apple Developer Community, I’m working on creating a chart that combines Screen Time Usage data with Workout Time from HealthKit. I’ve successfully implemented a DeviceActivityReportExtension to fetch Screen Time data and draw a chart. I’m also able to read HealthKit data from the main app. However, I’m having trouble integrating the HealthKit data into the View generated by the DeviceActivityReportExtension. I’ve attempted to read HealthKit data directly from the extension , but this doesn’t seem to work, likely due to HealthKit access restrictions in extensions. I also tied using a shared object to pass HealthKit data to the extension, but unfortunately this didn’t seem to work as expected. I’d greatly appreciate any suggestions on how to successfully integrate HealthKit data into the extension-generated View. Has anyone dealt with a similar challenge or found a workaround for this? Thanks in advance for your help!
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Mar ’25
HealthKit: Real-Time Sleep Tracking with Heart Rate Data
I am trying to track a user's real-time sleep state using heart rate data, but I have encountered several issues: When using HKSampleQuery on the phone to fetch heart rate data, I can only retrieve data recorded before the app comes to the foreground or before it is terminated and restarted (see related issue: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/774953). I attempted to get data on the Apple Watch and send updates to the phone via Watch Connectivity. However, if I use WKExtendedRuntimeSession, although I can obtain data on the watch, once the watch screen goes off, it can no longer transmit data via Watch Connectivity to the phone (since I cannot guarantee the app will remain in the foreground when lying in bed). On the other hand, using HKWorkoutSession results in interference with the activity rings and causes the heart rate sensor to run too frequently, which I worry may affect the battery life of the watch. Is there an elegant solution for tracking a user's heart rate data for sleep monitoring?
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Apr ’25
Accuracy of IBI Values Measured by Apple Watch
I am currently developing an app that measures HRV to estimate stress levels. To align the values more closely with those from Galaxy devices, I decided not to use the heartRateVariabilitySDNN value provided by HealthKit. Instead, I extracted individual interbeat intervals (IBI) using the HKHeartBeatSeries data. Can I obtain accurate IBI data using this method? If not, I would like to know how I can retrieve more precise data. Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Here is a sample code I tried. @Observable class HealthKitManager: ObservableObject { let healthStore = HKHealthStore() var ibiValues: [Double] = [] var isAuthorized = false func requestAuthorization() { let types = Set([ HKSeriesType.heartbeat(), HKQuantityType.quantityType(forIdentifier: .heartRateVariabilitySDNN)!, ]) healthStore.requestAuthorization(toShare: nil, read: types) { success, error in DispatchQueue.main.async { self.isAuthorized = success if success { self.fetchIBIData() } } } } func fetchIBIData() { var timePoints: [TimeInterval] = [] var absoluteStartTime: Date? let dateFormatter = DateFormatter() dateFormatter.timeZone = TimeZone(identifier: "Asia/Seoul") dateFormatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS" var calendar = Calendar.current calendar.timeZone = TimeZone(identifier: "Asia/Seoul") ?? .current var components = DateComponents() components.year = 2025 components.month = 4 components.day = 3 components.hour = 15 components.minute = 52 components.second = 0 let startTime = calendar.date(from: components)! components.hour = 16 components.minute = 0 let endTime = calendar.date(from: components)! let predicate = HKQuery.predicateForSamples(withStart: startTime, end: endTime, options: .strictStartDate) let sortDescriptor = NSSortDescriptor(key: HKSampleSortIdentifierStartDate, ascending: false) let query = HKSampleQuery(sampleType: HKSeriesType.heartbeat(), predicate: predicate, limit: HKObjectQueryNoLimit, sortDescriptors: [sortDescriptor]) { (_, samples, _) in if let sample = samples?.first as? HKHeartbeatSeriesSample { absoluteStartTime = sample.startDate let startDateKST = dateFormatter.string(from: sample.startDate) let endDateKST = dateFormatter.string(from: sample.endDate) print("series start(KST):\(startDateKST)\tend(KST):\(endDateKST)") let seriesQuery = HKHeartbeatSeriesQuery(heartbeatSeries: sample) { query, timeSinceSeriesStart, precededByGap, done, error in if !precededByGap { timePoints.append(timeSinceSeriesStart) } if done { for i in 1..<timePoints.count { let ibi = (timePoints[i] - timePoints[i-1]) * 1000 // Convert to milliseconds // Calculate absolute time for current beat if let startTime = absoluteStartTime { let beatTime = startTime.addingTimeInterval(timePoints[i]) let beatTimeString = dateFormatter.string(from: beatTime) print("IBI: \(String(format: "%.2f", ibi)) ms at \(beatTimeString)") } self.ibiValues.append(ibi) } } } self.healthStore.execute(seriesQuery) } else { print("No samples found for the specified time range") } } self.healthStore.execute(query) } }
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Apr ’25
Detecting Sleep End Events and Sleep Data Sync Timing from Apple Watch to HealthKit on iPhone
Hello, I’m developing an iOS app that works with sleep data from Apple Watch via HealthKit. I would like to clarify the following: How can an iPhone app detect when a sleep session ends on the Apple Watch? When is sleep data typically written to the HealthKit store on iPhone after sleep ends? Is it immediately after wake-up, or does it depend on certain conditions (e.g., watch charging, connectivity)? Understanding the timing and mechanism of sleep data synchronization is crucial for our app to process accurate and timely health information. Thank you for your assistance.
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Apr ’25